Unnamed (west side of Donoho Peak)

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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 10001051
MRDS ID A011729
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (west side of Donoho Peak)
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -142.98055, 61.56078 (WGS84)
Relative position Western flank of Donoho Peak. Best location: MacKevett, 1976, loc. 115. 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 C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy NW(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)

Federal lands

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Material = secondary Cu minerals

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -142.98055, 61.56078

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Sparsely distributed secondary copper minerals and chalcocite along fault near contact between Triassic Nikolai Greenstone and Triassic Chitistone Limestone.

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 = Explored by a short adit. Type of workings: underground

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1972, Geologic map of the McCarthy C-6 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-979, scale 1:63,360.

  • Deposit

    MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1976, Mineral deposits and occurrences in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-773-B, scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = MacKevett, 1976

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Lode; vein
Deposit Other Comments = See also: Regal mine (MC092)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-AUG-1997 Leonard, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 06-AUG-1997 Elliott, R.L. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 06-AUG-1997 Richter, D.H. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.