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Unnamed Prospect

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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094000
MRDS ID A011813
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -146.83608, 63.24075 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Hayes A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Hayes SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Hayes(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Susitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • BEST LOCATION: ADGGS GC 26, PLATE 1, LOC A LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :49?

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -146.83608, 63.24075
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • FAULT JUXTAPOSES TRIASSIC METAVOLCANIC ROCKS AND JURASSIC PELITIC METASEDIMENTS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek

Comments on the workings information

  • A FEW HAND-DUG PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADGGS MISCELLANEOUS PAPER 2

  • Deposit

    ADGGS GC 26, LOC. A.

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 37, LOC. 5

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE AND SECONDARY CU-MINERALS MAINLY LOCALIZED ALONG A FAULT ZONE; A GRANITIC DIKE INTRUDES FAULT ZONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1985 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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