| Deposit ID | 10093999 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011769 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Colorado |
| Alternate or previous names | Wiley |
| Related records | 10161407 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -141.06553, 61.96582 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | On south side of Beaver Creek, 1.2 mi upstream from confluence of Ptarmigan Creek with Beaver Creek. Best location: MacKevett, 1976, loc. 187. Accurate within radius of 1,000 feet. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
McCarthy D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
McCarthy NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
McCarthy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve(National Preserve)
National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| (1) | -141.06553, 61.96582 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Chisana |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011769 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | MC012 |
Moffit, F.H., and Knopf, Adolph, 1910, Mineral resources of the Nabesna-White River district, Alaska, with a section on the Quaternary by S.R. Capps: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 417, 64 p.
Moffit, F.H., 1943, Geology of the Nutzotin Mountains, Alaska, with a section on the igneous rocks, by R. C. Wayland, and Gold deposits near Nabesna, by R. C. Wayland, 1943: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 933-B, p. 103-199.
Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1976, Mineral deposits and occurrences in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-773-B, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Lode: massive, contact metasomatic |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-OCT-1997 | Leonard, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 31-OCT-1997 | Elliott, R.L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 31-OCT-1997 | Richter, D.H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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