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Lone Tree Gulch

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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003478
MRDS ID A106236
Record type Site
Current site name Lone Tree Gulch

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.08268, 61.77956 (WGS84)
Relative position At 4,000 ft elevation, 2,000 ft east-northeast of headwaters of Lone Tree Gulch, a tributary to Little Susitna River. Accurate within 1,000 ft. Locality 36 of Cobb (1972) and locality 26 of MacKevett and Holloway (1977).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anchorage D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Anchorage NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Matanuska(hydrologic unit)

Knik Arm(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Hatcher Pass Management Area-East(State Special Management Area)

State Special Management Area ST(Type of land area)

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type
    Stratigraphic age (oldest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -149.08268, 61.77956
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Jasper (1967) reports scattered occurrences of copper mineralization, most likely copper stain, in Tertiary to Late Cretaceous tonalite. There is no visible continuity between occurrences.
  • Age = Late Cretaceous or younger; host is Tertiary to Late Cretaceous tonalite.
  • Age = Host rock is Tertiay - Late Cretaceous.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Willow Creek

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = No production.

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Lack of continuity for appreciable distances has discouraged prospectors (Jasper, 1967).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Jasper, 1967

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-JUL-1998 D.P. Bickerstaff U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-JUL-1998 S.W. Huss U.S. Geological Survey

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