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Taylor

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Copper
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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. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001024
MRDS ID A011697
Record type Site
Current site name Taylor
Related records 10136717

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -142.48135, 61.31161 (WGS84)
Relative position 3,600 ft southwest of headwaters of Rex Creek. Best location: MacKevett and Smith, 1972. Accurate within radius of 1,000 feet.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McCarthy B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McCarthy C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chitina River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Material = Gold (native)

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -142.48135, 61.31161
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Irregular sulfide-bearing pods and thin Au-bearing quartz veins along contact between Tertiary felsic pluton, that contains disseminated pyrite, and hornfelsed Cretaceous sedimentary rocks.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Nizina

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Surface workings. Grab samples assayed: 0.02-15.4 ppm Au, 0.5-5 ppm Ag, and 50-2,000 ppm Cu (MacKevett, 1976).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = MacKevett and Smith, 1968

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Lode: vein, massive, disseminated

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-NOV-1997 Leonard, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 07-NOV-1997 Elliott, R.L. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 07-NOV-1997 Richter, D.H. U.S. Geological Survey

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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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