| Deposit ID | 10307372 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Whalen and Nelson |
| Geographic coordinates: | -146.14852, 60.8096 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This prospect is at an elevation of about 900 feet about 1.5 miles east-southeast of the head of Whalen Bay. It is in the SE1/4 sec. 20, T. 12 S., R. 5 W., of the Copper River Meridian. The location is accurate within 1000 ft. This prospect is site C-59 in Jansons and others (1984) and #22 in Cobb (1972: MF-392). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cordova D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Cordova NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cordova(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)
Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Chugach National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Model code | 91 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24b |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits) |
| Mark3 model number | 30 |
| (1) | -146.14852, 60.8096 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
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| District name | Copper River |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | CV039 |
Jansons, Uldis, Hoekzema, R.B., Kurtak, J.M., and Fechner, S.A., 1984, Mineral occurrences in the Chugach National Forest, Southcentral Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 5-84, 218 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Cordova quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-392, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Grant, U.S., and Higgins, D.F., Jr., 1909, Copper mining and prospecting on Prince William Sound: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 379-C, p. 87-96.
Nelson, S.W., Dumoulin, J. A., and Miller, M.L., 1985, Geologic map of the Chugach National Forest, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1645-B, 16 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Besshi massive sulfide (?) (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 24b) |
| Deposit | Other Comments = Crowe and others (1992; 1993) and Sainsbury (1993) discuss the genesis of the volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in this area.. The prospect is in the Chugach National Forest. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-JUN-00 | S.W. Nelson | U.S. Geological Survey |
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