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Heavenly Ridge Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Copper, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000930
MRDS ID A011598
Record type Site
Current site name Heavenly Ridge Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -146.89569, 61.87738 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valdez D-8(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez NW(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • BEST LOCATION: USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 84 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE MINERALS NOT SPECIFIED IN ONLY REFERENCE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -146.89569, 61.87738
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT IS IN MAFIC VOLCANIC BRECCIA OF TALKEETNA FORMATION CUT BY DACITE PLUG

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on development

  • UNEXPLORED LODE DEPOSIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEE ALSO: BARNETTE CREEK ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit STRINGERS AND PODS OF SULFIDE-IMPREGNATED QUARTZ

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1985 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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