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Unnamed (west of lower West Fork Glacier)

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307547
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (west of lower West Fork Glacier)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.5798, 63.48163 (WGS84)
Relative position This prospect is at an elevation of about 5,100 feet, on the crest of a ridge above the west wall of lower West Fork Glacier. The map site is about a mile south-southeast of VABM 5756 (Fork) in the SE1/4 of sec. 32, T. 16 S., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate to within 1,500 feet. This is location A-75 of Balen (1990: OFR 90-34).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Healy B-2(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.5798, 63.48163
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = The country rocks in the area of this prospect include: Upper Triassic calcareous shale, argillite, sandstone and siltstone, and numerous dikes, sills, and plugs of altered diabase and gabbro; Upper Cretaceous(?) or Lower Tertiary granitic plutons; and younger, Lower Tertiary granitic plutons (Wilson and others, 1998). The prospect consists of gold- and lead-bearing quartz veins. The ore mineral(s) are unspecified.
  • Age = Probably Late Cretaceous or younger.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Probably inactive

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = There has only been surface sampling to date.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Balen, 1990 (OFR 34-90)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Polymetallic vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-APR-00 N. Van Wyck Stevens Exploration Management Corporation

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