Eureka Glacier

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Copper, Gold, Nickel, PGE, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136589
MAS/MILS ID 0020680168
Record type Site
Current site name Eureka Glacier

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -146.33165, 63.32215 (WGS84)
Elevation 1372
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Hayes B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

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

Mount Hayes(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 018 S 007 E 25 NESWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
PGE Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -146.33165, 63.32215

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • SILL-FORM ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS OUTCROP ON EAST & WEST SIDES OF EUREKA GLACIER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Delta River

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-MAY-1992 Djb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.