| Deposit ID | 10000689 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011316 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Liberty |
| Related records | 10112578 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -149.54089, 63.26265 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | The Liberty prospect is at an elevation of about 2,700 feet on the broad flat ridge between Costello Creek and Colorado Creek. It is in sec. 18, T. 19 S., R. 10 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. Access to the prospect is from the road to the Dunkle Coal mine. The prospect is approximately 200 feet east of the road and approximately 500 feet south of the airstrip. The location is accurate to within 500 feet. This is locality 3 of Cobb (1978: OFR 78-1062). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Healy B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Healy S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Healy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Chulitna River(hydrologic unit)
Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Denali National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Arsenopyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -149.54089, 63.26265 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Valdez Creek |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011316 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | HE028 |
Ross, C.P., 1933, The Valdez Creek mining district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 849, p. 289-467.
Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.
Hawley, C.C., and Clark, A.L., 1974, Geology and mineral deposits of the upper Chulitna district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 758-B, p. 1-47, 2 sheets, scale 1:12,000 and 1:48,000.
Hawley, C.C., and others, 1978, Mineral appraisal of lands adjacent to Mt. McKinley National Park, Alaska. Contract No. JO166107: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 24-78, 274 p., 12 sheets.
Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Healy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-1062, 113 p.
Salisbury and Dietz, Inc., 1984, 1983 mineral resource studies: Kantishna Hills and Dunkle Mine areas, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines, Contract No. S0134031, 1080 p.
Balen, M.D., 1990, Geochemical sampling results from the Bureau of Mines Investigations in the Valdez Creek mining district, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 34-90, 218 p., 2 plates, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein (Cox and Singer, 1987; model 36a) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-APR-2000 | N. Van Wyck | Stevens Exploration Management Corporation |
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