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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. 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 10001190
MRDS ID A011899
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -156.18351, 67.58957 (WGS84)
Relative position Located on ridge west of the headwaters of Komakak Creek in T. 25 N., R. 12 E., Kateel River Meridian. Shown by Mayfield and Grybeck (1978) as locality 55 and accurate to within 2000 ft. (600 m).???

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ambler River C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ambler River NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ambler River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Noatak River(hydrologic unit)

Noatak River-Lisburne Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gates of the Arctic 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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 233
USGS model code 32c
Deposit model name Kipushi Cu-Pb-Zn (BC name is Carbonate-hosted Cu)
Mark3 model number none

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) Das
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Rare massive sulfide samples containing chalcopyrite and malachite weathering from dolomite near contact with quartzite.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Noatak

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Mayfield and Grybeck, 1978

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Kipushi (?)
Deposit Other Comments = Located within Gates of the Arctic National Park.???

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-APR-1997 K.R. Leonard U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 28-APR-1997 R.L. Elliott U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 28-APR-1997 J.M. Schmidt U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 28-APR-1997 S.W. Nelson 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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