| Deposit ID | 10002169 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A013066 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed (head of Kuskokwim River) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -153.48525, 61.48947 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This occurrence is in the headwaters of the South Fork Kuskokwim River.?It is at an elevation of 4,000 feet along the south side of the river valley and 5.3 miles northeast of Snowcap Mountain. The map site is in the SE 1/4 section 12, T 16 N, R 24 W, of the Seward Meridian. This is locality 9 of Cobb (1972 [MF 412]; 1976 [OF 76-485]). The location is probably accurate to within one mile. Included with this location is a reported gold occurrence (Resource Associates of Alaska, 1976, p. 86) that is about 1 mile to the east, near peak 6425. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bethel(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lime Hills B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Lime Hills SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lime Hills(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwest(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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Arsenopyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 81 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 21c |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry W |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite |
| (1) | -153.48525, 61.48947 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | McGrath |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013066 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | LH023 |
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.
Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Iliamna, Lake Clark, Lime Hills, and McGrath quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-485, 101 p.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Lime Hills quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-412, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reed, B.L., and Elliott, R.L., 1970, Reconnaissance geologic map, analyses of bedrock and stream sediment samples, and an aeromagnetic map of parts of the southern Alaska Range: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 70-217, 145 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. (Also published as U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 413).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Polymetallic veins (Cox and Singer, 1986, model 22c) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-JUN-2001 | Travis L. Hudson | Applied Geology | |
| Reporter | 10-JUN-2001 | Travis L. Hudson | Applied Geology |
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