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Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Zinc, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003486
MRDS ID A106244
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -148.95266, 61.57956 (WGS84)
Relative position 1.4 miles northeast of VABM Swan (Burnt Butte), at 1,000 ft elevation. Accurate within 1 mile. Locality 78 of Jasper (1967) and locality 92 of Cobb (1972).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Anchorage NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Anchorage C(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

Eklutna, Incorporated(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Zircon Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -148.95266, 61.57956
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Stream flowing through Quaternary surficial deposits. Float lithologies include granite, greenstone breccia, dike, argillite, and some hematite. Concentrates contain traces of magnetite, pyrite, zircon, and galena. Assays indicate 125 ppm Zn and 5 ppm Mo (Jasper, 1967).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Anchorage

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Concentrates have 1 to 2 percent pyrite, 2 grains of galena and trace amounts of magnetite and zircon. Assays indicate 125 ppm Zn and 5 ppm Mo (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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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