Location: Location plotted is northernmost of two localities labeled 21 in Barker and Clautice (1978, p. 14), on northern spur of Rabbit Mountain about 4.5 mi (7.2 km) north of VABM 3081 (=ARDF Record CO010); located to within 1 mi (1.6 km).
Geology: Rhyolite dikes <100 feet thick intrude argillite in a sequence of phyllite, siltstone, and quartzite. Small gossans occur in argillite; pyrite locally occurs in quartzite (Barker, 1981, p. 81-82).
Commodities (Major) - Cu, Pb, Zn
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Polymetallic lodes (veins?) associated with rhyolite dikes
References:
Barker, J.C., 1981, Mineral investigations in the Porcupine River drainage, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 27-81, 189 p., 2 sheets. Barker, J.C., and Clautice, K.H., 1978, Mineral reconnaissance of the Porcupine River region--A summary report: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 87-78, 20 p.
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Map Reference: 67°31'47"N , 142°18'0"W
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