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Berg Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209479
MRDS ID A001917
MAS/MILS ID 0020870073
Record type Site
Current site name Berg Creek
Alternate or previous names C. Gordon Burdick, Robert C. Moore, North Midas Copper Co.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -143.79332, 61.55296 (WGS84)
Elevation 848
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McCarthy C-8(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McCarthy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chitina 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)

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 004 S 009 E 04 SENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -143.79332, 61.55296
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • QTZ VEINS AND SKARN IN METAMORPHOSED LST NEAR CONTACT WITH GRANODIORITE AND QUARTZ DIORITE; QUARTZ VEINS CONTAIN PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE W/AU AND AG ; THE SKARN CONSISTS OF MAGNETITE AND EPIDOTE W/IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE; TWO ADITS; SMALL TOKEN PRODUCTION OF AU AND AG (MF 773B).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Rdc 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

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