| Deposit ID | 10000680 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011304 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chute Creek |
| Related records | 10209404 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -147.74285, 63.93964 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | The Chute Creek mine is at an elevation of about 3,500 feet on the southwest side of Chute Creek. It is at the NE1/4 of sec. 28, T. 11 S., R. 1 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate to within 2 miles. This is location 4 of Clark and Cobb (1972), and location 5 of Cox and others (1989). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Denali(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Healy D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Mount Hayes NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Healy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Model code | 78 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20c |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu-Au |
| Mark3 model number | 34 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Totatlanika Schist |
| Rock description | Totatlanika Schist |
| (1) | -147.74285, 63.93964 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Bonnifield |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011304 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | HE101 |
Brooks, A.H., 1910, Mineral resources of Alaska, report on progress of investigations in 1909: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 442, 426 p.
Capps, S.R., 1911, Mineral resources of the Bonnifield region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 480-H, p. 218-235.
Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.
Wahrhaftig, Clyde, 1970, Geologic map of the Healy D-2 quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-804, scale 1:63,360.
Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Healy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-1062, 113 p.
Cox, D.P., Light, T.D., Csejtey, Bela, Jr., and Campbell, D.L., 1989, Mineral resource assessment map of the Healy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map, MF-2058-A, scale 1:250,000.
Clark, A.L., and Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Healy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-394, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Porphyry Cu-Au(?) (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 20c) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-APR-00 | N. Van Wyck | Stevens Exploration Management Corporation |
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