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Unnamed (north of Neacola River)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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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 10307763
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (north of Neacola River)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -153.41892, 61.08176 (WGS84)
Relative position This occurrence is near the terminus of a glacier at the head of a north tributary to the upper Neacola River. It is at an elevation of about 2,400 feet, 0.6 mile northwest of peak 5690. The map site is in the SE1/4 section 31, T 12 N, R 23 W,of the Seward Meridian. This locality was referred to by Cobb and Reed (1981) as Two Lakes. It is approximately located, perhaps within one-half mile.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lime Hills A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Lime Hills SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lime Hills(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Redoubt-Trading Bays(hydrologic unit)

Western Cook Inlet(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lake Clark National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 79
USGS model code 21a
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu-Mo
Mark3 model number 2

Nearby scientific data

(1) -153.41892, 61.08176
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Cobb and Reed (1981) report that molybdenite and copper-bearing minerals are associated with Tertiary rhyolite plugs and flows at this locality.
  • Age = Tertiary. Mineralization is in Tertiary rhyolite plugs and flows.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Redoubt

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Reconnaissance sampling has been completed in this area.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., and Reed, B.L., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in the Iliamna, Lake Clark, Lime Hills, and McGrath quadrangles, Alaska; Supplement to Open-File Report 76-485; Part A, Summaries to January 1, 1981: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1343-A, 25 p.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Cobb and Reed, 1981

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Porphyry Cu-Mo (Cox and Singer, 1986 model 21a)
Deposit Other Comments = This occurrence is within Lake Clark National Park.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-JUN-01 Travis L. Hudson Applied Geology
Reporter 10-JUN-01 Madelyn A. Millholland Millholland & Associates

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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