| Deposit ID | 10283128 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011307 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020670008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Denali |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper King, Denali Copper Prospect |
| Related records | 10000683 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -147.14995, 63.13933 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Healy A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Mount Hayes SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Healy(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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | 020 S | 003 E | 34 | N | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Unknown |
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Copper | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -147.14995, 63.13933 |
|---|
| Dip | 65N | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 8HA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1963 |
| District name | Valdez Creek District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cities Service Co. |
| ID | 5000056 |
| Home office | Oklahoma |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 4536000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 5mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 5mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020670008 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011307 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 5000056 |
B849H pp. 425-468
GR4
AOF29
ECON G 7508 pp. 949-959
E&MJ 7905 p. 83
AMR 81-82 p. 11
MTA 82 No. E-24
SR38 p. 44, No. 67
USBM OFR 34-90
USBM OFR 1-92
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-JUL-1995 | Jmk | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.