Unnamed (west of lake 2710)

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  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 10001426
MRDS ID A012172
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (west of lake 2710)
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -148.92468, 62.55764 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/2 mi (800 m) N of lake 2710; 6 1/2 mi (10.4 km) SSE of Daneka Lake; location accurate to within 1/4 mi (400 m) (Csejtey and Miller, 1978, loc. 43).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Talkeetna Mountains C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Talkeetna Mountains NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Talkeetna Mountains C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Talkeetna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Minor pyritic alteration of mafic rocks.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 78
USGS model code 20c
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu-Au
Mark3 model number 34
Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46
Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Nearby scientific data

(1) -148.92468, 62.55764

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Sulfide-bearing quartz veins cut pyritic alteration zone in mafic volcanic rocks of Paleozoic age. Extent of mineralization appears small.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Yentna

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Type of workings: Surface.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Csejtey and Miller, 1978

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Porphyry Cu-Au or polymetallic vein or gold-quartz vein? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 20c, or 22c, or 36a?)
Deposit Model Number = 20c, or 22c, or 36a?

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1996 Riehle, J. 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.