| Deposit ID | 10001746 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012530 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Peternie |
| Related records | 10258743 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -142.99267, 63.60972 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | The Peternie prospect is located within sections 7 and 18, T. 21 N., R. 14 E., of the Copper River Meridian and sections 12 and 13, T. 21 N., R. 13 E., of the Copper River Meridian. It encompasses about 4 square miles and is 9 miles west of the Dennison Fork of the Fortymile River. It is location 2 of Singer and others (1976). The coordinates given are for the approximate center of the prospect. The location is accurate to within 1/2 mile. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tanacross C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Tanacross NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tanacross C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Model code | 79 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 21a |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu-Mo |
| Mark3 model number | 2 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| (1) | -142.99267, 63.60972 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Fortymile |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012530 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | TC022 |
Eberlein, G.D., Chapman, R.M., Foster, H.L., and Gassaway, J.S., 1977, Map and table describing known metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits in central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-168-D, 132 p., 1 map, scale 1:1,000,000.
Cobb, E.H., and Eberlein, G.D., 1980, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Big Delta and Tanacross quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-1086, 77 p.
Doyon, Limited, 1998, Veta Prospects 1997 Volume 1: Fairbanks, Alaska, Doyon, Limited., unpublished report 98-10, 256 p. (Report held by Doyon, Limited, Fairbanks, Alaska.)
Newberry, R.J., Layer, P.W., Burleigh, R.E., and Solie, D.N., 1996, New 40Ar/39Ar dates for intrusions and mineral prospects in the eastern Yukon-Tanana terrane, Alaska - Regional patterns and significance, in Gray, J.E., and Riehle, J.R., eds., Geological Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1996: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1595, p. 131-159.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Porphyry Cu-Mo deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 21a) |
| Deposit | Other Comments = See North Peternie prospect (TC020) and VW (TC030) prospect. This prospect is located on Doyon Ltd. selected land. For more information, contact Doyon Ltd.? Peternie is sometimes called Paternie, but the correct name is Peternie (Doyon Ltd., 1998). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-APR-99 | Cameron, C.E. | Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys |
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