A s i -x e m sediment geochemical i n v e s t i y a t i o n af t h e Chatanika-Circle H o t Sjxixiqa area along the S'Leesc Highway w a s coliductcd i n t h e s m n c r of 1964, It was o n l y moderately s~~c c c c s f~u l in f i n d i n g i n t e r e s t i n g c o n c e n t r a t i o n s of met,al.sze Anomalies found on Jiadvrooc! Creck may be r e l a t e d to mineral d e p o s i t s assaci.nted w i t h the local granitcr-; and khcir fine-grained e q u i v a l e n t s , Other anonlalies may

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... lect a general increase i n m i n e r a l i z a t i o n of t h e bedrock but-. the x m s s i b i l i t y of f i n d i r i y c:conomic m i n i~a l deyosi ts :;?Lou,Pt5 not be ignored, SnsufEicient sampliny w a s done to providc Pht: znformation necessary for a d e t a i l e d r e p a r t of the area. The streams heading i n k h e highlands adjacent to Pedro Dome (southwest oaf P l a t e I ) should be sanlpled rim t h e i r 1-mper reaches, and the headwaters of Sourdough and F a i t h Creeks should be saripled for tin and beryl J.im as well as copper, 1 ead, zinc, and molybdenum, Arcas adjacent t o moaL of t h e g r a n i t i c bodies should be i n v e s t i g a t e d .