| Deposit ID | 10307552 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed (flank of Dry Creek) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -147.46284, 63.92964 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This prospect is at an elevation of about 3,600 feet on the northwest side of Dry Creek, about 3.4 miles west-northwest of the junction of Red Mountain Creek. The map site is at about the center of sec. 25, T. 11 S., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate to within 0.5 mile. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Healy D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Mount Hayes NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Healy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Model code | 184 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28a |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, kuroko |
| Mark3 model number | 93 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | |||||
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| (1) | -147.46284, 63.92964 |
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| Development status | Prospect |
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| District name | Bonnifield |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | HE123 |
Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Berg, H.C., Brew, D.A., Grybeck, D.J., Robinson, M.S., Smith, T.E., and Yeend, W., 1987, Significant metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1786, 104 p.
Cox, D.P., Light, T.D., Csejtey, Bela, Jr., and Campbell, D.L., 1989, Mineral resource assessment map of the Healy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map, MF-2058-A, scale 1:250,000.
Nokleberg, W.J., and others, 1994, Metallogeny and major mineral deposits of Alaska and Metallogenic map of significant metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska, in Plafker, G. and Berg, H.C., eds., The Geology of Alaska: Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America: The Geology of North America, v. G1, p. 855-904 and v. G1, Plate 11, scale 1:2,500,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Kuroko massive sulfide (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 28a) |
| Deposit | Other Comments = the deposit at this prospect is considered to be a satellite of the deposit at the Red Mountain prospect (HE122). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-APR-00 | N. Van Wyck | Stevens Exploration Management Corporation |
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