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Unnamed (near hill 5330, south of the Slana River)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307491
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (near hill 5330, south of the Slana River)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -144.16265, 62.97968 (WGS84)
Relative position This occurrence is at an elevation of about 4,600 feet on a northeast facing slope about one-third of a mile north of hill 5330. It is in the NW1/4SE1/4, section 19, T. 14 N., R. 7 E. Copper River Meridian.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gulkana D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Gulkana NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Gulkana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -144.16265, 62.97968
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This copper occurrence is on the projected trend of Richter's Jurassic diorite to quartz diorite complex (1966; also Richter and Matson, 1968) but the bedrock at the occurrence is unknown. A chalcopyrite occurrence was reported here by WGM Inc. (1980, fig. 3). No other data is known on the occurrence. See also GU039 which is nearby.
  • Age = Possibly associated with emplacement of Richter's (1966) Jurassic quartz-diorite complex.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Chistochina

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Probably only natural exposures.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = WGM Inc., 1980

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Other Comments = Additional information can be obtained from Ahtna Minerals in Anchorage, Alaska.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-DEC-00 W.T. Ellis Alaska Earth Sciences
Reporter 07-DEC-00 Hawley, C.C. Hawley Resource Group
Reporter 07-DEC-00 W.J. Nokleberg U.S. Geological Survey

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