| Deposit ID | 10001747 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012531 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mt. Fairplay |
| Alternate or previous names | Fairplay |
| Related records | 10136649 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -142.24266, 63.68974 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | The Fairplay prospects are in a large block of claims that cover about 20 square miles on Mount Fairplay. The center of most activity is in section 14, T. 22 N., R. 16 E., of the Copper River Meridian, and is location 5 of Singer and others (1976), and location 6 of Eberlein and others (1977). The Taylor Highway passes just to the west of Mt. Fairplay, and much of the claim block is easily accessible by this road. The location is accurate. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tanacross C-3(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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 79 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 21a |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu-Mo |
| Mark3 model number | 2 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -142.24266, 63.68974 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Fortymile |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012531 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | TC008 |
Kerin, L.J., 1976, The reconnaissance petrology of the Mount Fairplay igneous complex: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, M.Sc. thesis, 95 p.
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.
U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1984, Mt. Fairplay report: U.S. Bureau of Mines, Fairbanks, Alaska, unpublished data on file at Geologic Materials Center, Box 13, Eagle River, Alaska, 17 p.
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.
Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada, 1987, Yukon Exploration 1988: Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 304 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Porphyry Cu-Mo deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 21a) |
| Deposit | Other Comments = Part of the Mt. Fairplay region lies on Doyon Ltd. selected lands. For more information, contact Doyon Ltd. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-APR-99 | Cameron, C.E. | Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys |
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