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Unnamed (northwest head of Caribou Creek)

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000742
MRDS ID A011381
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (northwest head of Caribou Creek)
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -143.45149, 62.62302 (WGS84)
Relative position Best location: Richter and Schmoll, 1973, USGS GQ 1062 loc. 1. Accurate within 100 ft radius

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nabesna C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Nabesna NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nabesna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -143.45149, 62.62302
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Stringers, 1/4 to 2 in thick, of quartz, calcite, pyrite, galena, and sphalerite in a zone 6 to 12 in wide cutting hornfelsed and dioritized volcanics of Pennsylvanian-Permian age. Deposit is in diorite gneiss which is cut by 8 ft thick trachyte dike that strikes N 55 W and dips 45 NE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Chistochina

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Adit driven N 65 E to crosscut vein, caved by early 1950,s (USGS B 989-D); tenor not known. Type of workings: underground

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Moffit, 1954, USGS B 989-D

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Lode: vein

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-1997 Leonard, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 06-FEB-1997 Elliott, R.L. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 06-FEB-1997 Richter, D.H. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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