| Deposit ID | 10001754 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012540 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Move |
| Related records | 10185745 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -141.02256, 63.02974 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | The Move prospect is located within a block of claims in section 34, T. 14, R. 23 E., of the Copper River Meridian and section 3, T. 15 N., R. 23 E., of the Copper River Meridian, about 1/2 mile from the Canadian border. The size of the prospect is uncertain. It is reported that many other similar prospects exist nearby. It is location 15 of Singer and others (1976), and location 10 of Eberlein and others (1977). The location of the prospect is known to within 3 to 4 miles. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tanacross A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Tanacross SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tanacross(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -141.02256, 63.02974 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Fortymile |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012540 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | TC016 |
Foster, H.L., 1970, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Tanacross quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geological Investigations Map I-593, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Eberlein, G.D., Chapman, R.M., Foster, H.L., and Gassaway, J.S., 1977, Map and table describing known metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits in central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-168-D, 132 p., 1 map, scale 1:1,000,000.
Cobb, E.H., and Eberlein, G.D., 1980, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Big Delta and Tanacross quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-1086, 77 p.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the eastern part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-A, 99 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Gold-quartz vein |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-APR-99 | Cameron, C.E. | Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.