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Boedeker

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Arsenic
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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 10000902
MRDS ID A011556
Record type Site
Current site name Boedeker
Alternate or previous names Boedaker
Related records 10282584

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.09975, 62.93263 (WGS84)
Relative position Reed and others (1978, locality 47) locate this prospect north of the Hidden River, a short distance east of Swift Creek. The prospect is at an elevation of 4000 feet in the southeast quarter of Section 19, T. 33 N., R. 13 W., of the Seward Meridian within Denali State Park.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Talkeetna D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Talkeetna NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Talkeetna(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 State Park(State Park)

State Park ST(Type of land area)

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Primary
Arsenic Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Chulitna Sequence;Chulitna Sequence;Chulitna Sequence;Chulitna Sequence
    Rock description Chulitna Sequence;Chulitna Sequence;Chulitna Sequence;Chulitna Sequence

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.09975, 62.93263
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Steeply dipping Triassic foliated slate, fine-grained schist and argillite (Trvs, Reed and Nelson, 1980) are cut by one steeply dipping, three- to twelve-foot-wide quartz vein and smaller parallel quartz veins that range from 2 to 10 inches wide and strike N20W and dip 20W. The veins contain disseminated pyrite and arsenopyrite with trace amounts of silver and free gold. Gold is preferentially in smaller quartz veins, none of which extend more than 100 feet along strike. ? the mineralization may be related to the undivided Tertiary and (or) Cretaceous intrusive bodies (TKi) mapped by Reed and Nelson (1980) to the south of this occurrence. Geophysical and geological mapping by the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys which is currently ongoing (1997-1998) may provide more information in the near future.
  • Age = Tertiary or Cretaceous; mineralization may be related to the undivided Tertiary and (or) Cretaceous intrusive bodies mapped by Reed and Nelson (1980) the south of this occurrence.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Mining district

District name Willow Creek

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Tuck (1934) reports several open cuts and a 30 foot adit were excavated at this site; the present condition is unknown.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Smith, P.S., 1932, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1929, in Smith, P.S., and others Mineral resources of Alaska, report on progress of investigations in 1929: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 824-A, p. 1-81.

  • Deposit

    Smith, P.S., 1933, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1930: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 836, p. 1-83.

  • Deposit

    Tuck, Ralph, 1934, The Curry district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 857-C, p. 99-140.

  • Deposit

    Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.

  • Deposit

    Reed, B.L., Nelson, S.W., Curtin, G.C., and Singer, D.A., 1978, Mineral resources map of the Talkeetna Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-870-D, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., and Reed, B.L., 1980, Summaries of data and lists of reference to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Talkeetna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-884, 106 p.

  • Deposit

    Reed, B.L., and Nelson, S.W., 1980, Geologic map of the Talkeetna quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Map I-1174, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Clark, A.L., and Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Talkeetna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-369, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Smith, P.S., 1933, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1930: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 836-A, p. 1-83.

  • Deposit

    MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the eastern part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-A, 99 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Tuck, 1934

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Low-sulfide Au-quartz veins (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a).
Deposit Other Comments = the prospect is located within Denali State Park.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-AUG-1998 Madelyn A. Millholland Millholland & Associates

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