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Unnamed (southwest of Mt. Wade)

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308484
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (southwest of Mt. Wade)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -138.70824, 59.79771 (WGS84)
Relative position Occurrence is 1.5 miles southwest of Mt. Wade on the Alaska border. The occurrence is at an elevation of about 5500 feet about 0.1 mile northeast of the summit of hill 5790 (section 17, T. 24 S., R. 40 E., of the Copper River meridian). The location is probably accurate within 0.25 mile.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yakutat(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Yakutat D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Yakutat NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Yakutat(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dezadeash River(hydrologic unit)

Gulf of Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -138.70824, 59.79771
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = The occurrence consists of sulfide-bearing amphibolite in a foliated series of mica schist, metavolcanics, and marble of Paleozoic age (MacKevett and Plafker, 1970). The amphibolite contained 0.15 percent zinc, 500 ppm copper, and weakly anomalous amounts of cobalt, nickel, titanium, and vanadium.
  • Ore Material = Sulfides

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Yakutat

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Surface exposures only. MacKevett and Plafker (1970, table 1) reported 500 ppm copper and 1500 ppm zinc in sulfide-bearing amphibolite.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Plafker, G., 1970, Geochemical and geophysical reconnaissance of parts of the Yakutat and Mount St. Elias quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1312-L, 12 p.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = MacKevett and Plafker, 1970.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Mineralized mafic extrusive ?, Volcanogenic ?
Deposit Other Comments = the site is in Tongass National Forest and appears to be open for mineral location. The occurrence is low-grade, but of possible interest as a possible volcanogenic occurrence in layered metavolcanic rocks.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-APR-99 Hawley, C.C. Hawley Resource Group

Beyond USGS

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