| Deposit ID | 10000771 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011413 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Erie |
| Related records | 10233652 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -141.86944, 62.08192 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Best location: Richter and Jones, 1973, USGS I-749; prospects at mouth of Bonanza Creek, tributary to Chathenda Creek. Accurate within 1000 ft radius |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nabesna A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Nabesna SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nabesna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve(National Preserve)
National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Silver | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Chisana |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011413 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | NB075 |
Capps, S.R., 1916, The Chisana-White River district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 630, 130 p.
Moffit, F.H., 1943, Geology of the Nutzotin Mountains, Alaska, with a section on the igneous rocks, by R. C. Wayland, and Gold deposits near Nabesna, by R. C. Wayland, 1943: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 933-B, p. 103-199.
Richter, D.H., and Jones, D.L., 1973, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Nabesna A-2 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-749, scale 1:63,360.
Richter, D.H., Singer, D.A., and Cox, D.P., 1975, Mineral resources map of the Nabesna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-655-K, scale 1:250,000.
Richter, D.H., and Matson, N.A., 1970, Geochemical data from the Nabesna A-4 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 70-276, 14 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Lode: vein, disseminated |
| Deposit | Other Comments = Richter and Matson (1970, USGS OF 397) reported that samples collected from this prospect area contained no gold. See also: Chathenda Creek (NB080) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-FEB-1997 | Leonard, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 04-FEB-1997 | Elliott, R.L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 04-FEB-1997 | Richter, D.H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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