| Deposit ID | 10307393 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed (north bank of upper Sheep Creek) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -144.72747, 60.56662 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This occurrence is at an elevation of about 300 feet on the north bank of upper Sheep Creek. It is in the SE1/4 sec. 17, T. 15 S., R. 4 E., of the Copper River Meridian. Location of the site is accurate to within 1000 ft. Site is location C-4 in Jansons and others (1984). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cordova C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Cordova NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cordova(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Copper River(hydrologic unit)
Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Eyak Corporation(ANCSA Village)
ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
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 |
| Malachite | Ore |
| (1) | -144.72747, 60.56662 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|
| District name | Copper River |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | CV064 |
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.
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, scale 1:250,000.
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 | Other Comments = Chugach Alaska Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska has control of these lands. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-JUN-00 | S.W. Nelson | U.S. Geological Survey |
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