| Deposit ID | 10000626 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011239 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mt. Eielson Prospects |
| Alternate or previous names | Mt. Eielson District, Copper Mountain District, Claims: Hugh John, Christenia, Sour Dough, Snowdrift, Virginia, Denver, Marjorie, Matheson, Carrie, Tennesee, Georgia, Kelly, Jiles, Isobel, Mackenzie, Mary, Highlander, Cleary |
| Geographic coordinates: | -150.32647, 63.39401 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | NUMEROUS CLAIMS STAKED ON N SLOPE OF MT. EIELSON, BETWEEN MULDROW GL. AND THOROFARE CR. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Denali(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Denali B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Denali SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mount McKinley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Denali National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 017S | 014W;015W | 31,32;36 | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Clinozoisite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Zoisite | Gangue |
| Result | CHANNEL SAMPLES TAKEN BY USBM: 1.14 TO 7.35% PB, 2.42 TO 8.99% ZN, 0.10 TO 1.40% CU, TRACE AU, AND 0.22 OZ TO 9.80 OZ/TON AG, USBM RI 4121, P. 6-9 |
|---|---|
| Result | SOME ASSAYS OF GULENA SHOW MORE THAN 200 OZ/TON AG AND SOME GOLD BUT THE DEPOSITS TYPICALLY CONTAIN LESS THAN 40 OZ/TON AG, A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF PB AND ZN AND TRACE AMOUNTS OF AU, USGS BULL 1246, P. 229-230 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -150.32647, 63.39401 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zones In Lost Rock |
| Length | 6437.2M |
|---|---|
| Width | 609.6M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1920 |
| Discoverer | J. B. Quigley |
| District name | Kantishna |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011239 |
USGS BULL 755, P. 42-43
USGS BULL 792, P. 107-108
USGS BULL 836, P. 314-318
USGS BULL 849-D, P. 231-287
USGS OFR 16, P. 1-7
USBM RI 4121, P. 1-13
USGS OFR 51, P. 81
USGS BULL 1246, P. 229-230
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SULFIDES OCCUR AS REPLACEMENTS OF LIMESTONE BEDS, DISSEMINATED IN LIMESTONE AND LESS COMMONLY AS VEIN FILLINGS IN GRANODIORITE; IN BROAD BELT AROUND CONTACT WITH TERTIARY PLUTON |
| Deposit | RELATED: CARLSON AND AVERIL; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE SUGGESTIVE OF THE PRESENCE OF URANIUM, USGS OFR51, P. 81 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-84 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 13-APR-94 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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