Cu-Zn Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Tin, Zinc
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 10208671
MAS/MILS ID 0020330006
Record type Site
Current site name Cu-Zn Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -141.24884, 67.49567 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Coleen B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Coleen SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Coleen(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)

National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 031 N 029 E 22 SW Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • PROSPECT LIES WITHIN THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. CONTINUOUS PERMAFROST THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -141.24884, 67.49567

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1969

Mining district

District name Sheenjek

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 27-81

  • Deposit

    USGS CIRC 185

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 87-78

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 68-24

  • Deposit

    USGS OF MAP 370

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-AUG-1991 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.