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Unnamed Occurrence

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001127
MRDS ID A011815
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -146.54163, 63.24131 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Hayes A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Hayes SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Hayes(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Susitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna 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: ADGGS GR 4, LOC. 16 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :49?

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -146.54163, 63.24131
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION IS WIDELY SPACED, SPARSE AND WITHOUT MUCH CONTINUITY

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALASKA DIVISION OF MINES AND MINERALS REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1961, P. 39, LOC. 13

  • Deposit

    ADGGS GR 4, P. 8, LOC. 16

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BORNITE AND SECONDARY CU MINERALS IN SMALL PODS AND STRINGERS OF QUARTZ AND EPIDOTE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-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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