| Deposit ID | 10000692 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011320 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lookout Mountain |
| Geographic coordinates: | -149.57282, 63.22152 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This prospect is at an elevation of about 2,700 feet on the southeast flank of Lookout Mountain, approximately 0.4 mile south-southeast of the top of the mountain. This site is located in sec. 36, T. 19 S., R. 10 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate within 1,000 feet. This is locality 13 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 A-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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Tin Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Porphyry |
| (1) | -149.57282, 63.22152 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Valdez Creek |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011320 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | HE032 |
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.
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.
Kurtak, J.M., Southworth, D.D., Balen, M.D., and Clautice, K.H., 1992, Mineral investigations in the Valdez Creek mining district, south-central Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 1-92, 659 p., 2 plates, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Polymetallic vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-APR-2000 | N. Van Wyck | Stevens Exploration Management Corporation |
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