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Unnamed (east of lower Slime Creek)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000730
MRDS ID A011369
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (east of lower Slime Creek)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -148.79172, 63.50767 (WGS84)
Relative position This occurrence is at an elevation of about 3,100 feet, about 0.7 mile east of the point at which the Parks Highway crosses Slime Creek. The site is in the SW1/4 of sec. 19, T. 16 S., R. 6 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate to within 2000 feet. This is location 5 of Hickman and Craddock (1976).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Healy C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Healy N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Healy C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Ahtna, Incorporated(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Digenite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 90
USGS model code 24a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, Cyprus
Mark3 model number 11

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -148.79172, 63.50767
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Up to 1% bornite and digenite are disseminated in Triassic metabasalt (Hickman and Craddock, 1976).
  • Age = The sulfides are probably indigenous to the Triassic hostrock.
  • Age = Host rock is Triassic.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Bonnifield

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Surface sampling only.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Hickman and Craddock, 1976

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Cyprus massive sulfide (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 24a)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-APR-2000 N. Van Wyck Stevens Exploration Management Corporation

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