Little Enchilada

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum
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 10281854
MAS/MILS ID 0020600173
Record type Site
Current site name Little Enchilada

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -142.94103, 64.18584 (WGS84)
Elevation 1055
Location accuracy 100(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

Eagle A-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Eagle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eagle C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Doyon, Limited(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 008 S 024 E 26 NWNWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Molybdenum Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -142.94103, 64.18584

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1975

Mining district

District name Forty Mile District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LAYBOURN, D., AND DOYON LTD. DOYON PROJECT, 1979 ANNUAL

  • Deposit

    PROGRESS REPORT, LITTLE ENCHILADA PROSPECT. DOYON LTD.,

  • Deposit

    FAIRBANKS, AK. REP. NO. 79-32. 1979.

  • Deposit

    MAGATHAN, E. THE GEOLOGY OF EAST-CENTRAL AND WEST-CENTRAL

  • Deposit

    YUKON: A REPORT PREPARED FOR THE LOUISIANA LAND AND EXPLOR-

  • Deposit

    ATION COMPANY, DENVER, CO. DOYON LTD., FAIRBANKS, AK. REP.

  • Deposit

    NO. 79-39, 1979, APPENDIX.

  • Deposit

    CARTER, C.H. DOYON EXPLORATION PROGRAM, BLOCKS 4,5,8, AND

  • Deposit

    22. DOYON LTD., FAIRBANKS, AK. REP. NO. 81-27, 1981.

  • Deposit

    DASHEVSKY, S.S. DOYON EXPLORATION PROGRAM, BLOCK 8 - FORTY-

  • Deposit

    MILE, 1982. DOYON LTD., FAIRBANKS, AK. REP. NO. 83-01, 1983

  • Deposit

    DASHEVSKY, S.S., AND D.L. NICOL. GEOLOGIC FIELD EXAMINATION

  • Deposit

    IN DOYON LTD. REGIONAL SELECTION BLOCKS 1,6,8,9,10,12,13,18,

  • Deposit

    19,20,21, AND HUGHS AND MTNT VILLAGE LANDS, 1984. DOYON LTD

  • Deposit

    FAIRBANKS, AK. REP. NO. 85-07, 1985.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-1995 Reb 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.