| Deposit ID | 10094005 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011843 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold-Quartz |
| Related records | 10258224 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -144.01068, 62.73579 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | The Gold-Quartz prospect (Cobb, 1979 [ OF 79-1247]) is in Ahtell Creek. about one mile below the junction of Silver Creek. It is in NE1/4 section 13, T. 11 N., R. 7 E., Copper River Meridian. The location of the prospect is shown correctly as location 9 in Richter (1966). It is shown incorrectly as number 13 in Richter and Matson (1972), and is approximately located as number 12 of MacKevett and Holloway (1977). The location given here is accurate within 500 feet. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gulkana C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Gulkana NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Gulkana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Copper River(hydrologic unit)
Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Ahtna, Incorporated(ANCSA Region)
ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Asbestos | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| (1) | -144.01068, 62.73579 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Chistochina |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011843 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | GU013 |
Richter, D.H., 1966, Geology of the Slana district on south-central Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Geological Report 2l, 36b p., 3 sheets, scale 1:63,360.
Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Gulkana quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1247, 36 p.
Nokleberg, W.J., and others, 1994, Metallogeny and major mineral deposits of Alaska and Metallogenic map of significant metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska, in Plafker, G. and Berg, H.C., eds., The Geology of Alaska: Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America: The Geology of North America, v. G1, p. 855-904 and v. G1, Plate 11, scale 1:2,500,000.
Richter, D.H., and Matson, N.A., Jr., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Gulkana quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-419, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the eastern part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-A, 99 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Polymetallic vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-DEC-00 | W.T. Ellis | Alaska Earth Sciences | |
| Reporter | 04-DEC-00 | Hawley, C.C. | Hawley Resource Group | |
| Reporter | 04-DEC-00 | W.J. Nokleberg | U.S. Geological Survey |
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