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Copeland-Ohio Creeks

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, PGE
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  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 10161281
MRDS ID A001343
MAS/MILS ID 0020670004
Record type Site
Current site name Copeland-Ohio Creeks
Alternate or previous names Unnamed Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -149.75422, 63.12988 (WGS84)
Elevation 1554
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Healy S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Healy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chulitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 021 S 012 W 01 NWNENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -149.75422, 63.12988
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CHROMITE PODS IN ALTERED DUNITE/PERIDOTITE. LOCATION GIVEN IS THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF A 3-MILE-LONG ULTRAMAFIC BODY THAT TRENDS N50E.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek District

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 26-JUL-1991 Carnes, R. David U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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