| Deposit ID | 10307242 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed (head of Martin Creek) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -142.44252, 60.85556 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This occurrence is on the south end of the smaller of two lakes at the head of Martin Creek. It is at an elevation of about 4,850 feet in the SW 1/4 section 5, T 12 S, R 17 E, of the Copper River Meridian. It is locality 2 of Cobb (1972 [MF 373]; 1979 [OF 79-1246]). The larger of the two lakes at the head of Martin Creek is mislabeled 'Slender Lake' on the 1984 edition of the U.S. Geological Survey Bering Glacier D-4 quadrangle map. Slender Lake is the the headwaters of Bearhole Creek (Brabb and Miller, 1962). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bering Glacier D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Bering Glacier NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bering Glacier C(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
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| (1) | -142.44252, 60.85556 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|
| District name | Nizina |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | BG002 |
Brabb, E.E., and Miller, D.J., 1962, Reconnaissance traverse across the eastern Chugach Mountains, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-341, scale 1:96,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Bering Glacier, Icy Bay, Middleton Island, and Yakutat quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1246, 41 p.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Bering Glacier quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-373, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a) |
| Deposit | Other Comments = This occurrence is within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-DEC-01 | Travis L. Hudson | Applied Geology |
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