| Deposit ID | 10001755 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012541 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | ASARCO |
| Alternate or previous names | Tok, Dennis |
| Related records | 10304648 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -142.51263, 63.36972 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | The prospect is located on a north-facing hillside about 5 miles northeast of Tetlin Junction. It is at about 3000 feet of elevation, in section 3, T. 19 N., R. 15 E., of the Copper River Meridian. It is location 20 of Singer and others (1976), and locality 1 of Eberlein and others (1977). It lies about 3.5 miles north of Ladue Peak. The location is known to within a mile. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tanacross B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Tanacross SW(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 |
| Molybdenum | 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 | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Fortymile |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012541 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | TC001 |
Foster, H.L., 1970, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Tanacross quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geological Investigations Map I-593, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
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.
Gill, R., 1977, Geology and mineral deposits of the southwest quarter of the Tanacross D-1 quadrangle, Alaska: Golden, Colorado School of Mines, M.Sc. thesis, 129 p.
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.
Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Berg, H.C., Brew, D.A., Grybeck, D.J., Robinson, M.S., Smith, T.E., and Yeend, W., 1987, Significant metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1786, 104 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.
Foster, H.L., and Keith, T.E.C., 1994, Geology of the Yukon-Tanana area of east-central Alaska: in Plafker, G. and Berg, H.C., eds, The geology of North America, vol. G-1, The geology of Alaska: Geological Society of America, p. 205-240.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Porphyry Cu deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 21a) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-APR-99 | Cameron, C.E. | Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys |
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