| Deposit ID | 10000855 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011508 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elizabeth Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Hubbard and Elliott Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -144.10975, 61.65104 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | ON SLOPE W OF RAINBOW CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Valdez C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Valdez NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Copper River(hydrologic unit)
Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Wrangell-St. Elias 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 |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 1.87 OZ/MT AG, 21.69% CU |
|---|---|
| Result | GRAB SAMPLE OF ORE, USGS PP 15, P. 26 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Nikolai Greenstone | ||||
| Rock description | Nikolai Greenstone | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| (1) | -144.10975, 61.65104 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Reg.Struct: Near Axis Of Elliott Creek Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | 3 Most Prominant Faults: Vertical Fault Striking N 50 W, Steep Easterly Dipping Striking N 50 E, And A Fault That Strikes N 20 E And Dips 75 To 80 W |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 144.78M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011508 |
USGS PP 15, P. 26
USGS BULL 374, P. 64,69
USGS BULL 745, P. 121-122
USGS BULL 1246, P. 43
USGS MF-438, LOC. 65
USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 55
BAG-OFR-80-892B-55
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BORNITE AND CHALCOPYRITE AS IMPREGNATIONS IN GREENSTONE AND IN SMALL VEINS AND LENSES ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ AND CALCITE IN FRACTURED GREENSTONE; VEINS HAVE BEEN SHATTERED BY POST MINERALIZATION FAULTING |
| Deposit | SEE GOODYEAR PROSPECT; MUST WORK DONE IN ELLIOTT CR. AREA WAS ON GOODYEAR, ELIZABETH AND ALBERT JOHNSON CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-85 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 14-APR-95 | Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) | U.S. Geological Survey | PUT DIMENSION DATA INTO THE ORE BODY AND WORKINGS FIELDS FROM THE COMMENTS FIELD |
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