Upper Black River Lode

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Tungsten
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. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282606
MAS/MILS ID 0020760098
Record type Site
Current site name Upper Black River Lode

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -148.0916, 62.27819 (WGS84)
Elevation 1555
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Talkeetna Mountains B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Talkeetna Mountains SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Talkeetna Mountains C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Susitna 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
Seward 025 N 007 E 11 NE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -148.0916, 62.27819

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1988

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM FOR 34-90

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1992 Jmk 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.