| Deposit ID | 10000770 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011412 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chathenda Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Johnson Creek |
| Related records | 10185796 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -141.91444, 62.08081 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Best location: Richter and Jones, 1973, USGS I-749; prospect is shown near fault in SW 1/4 of sec. 34, T. 4 N., R. 19E. Same site as USGS MF-655K, loc. 39. On Chathenda Creek about 1 1/2 mi below mouth of Bonanza Creek. Accurate within 500 ft radius |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nabesna A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Nabesna SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nabesna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Marcasite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| (1) | -141.91444, 62.08081 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Chisana |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011412 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | NB080 |
Capps, S.R., 1916, The Chisana-White River district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 630, 130 p.
Wayland, R.C., 1943, Gold deposits near Nabesna: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 933-B, p. 103-199.
Richter, D.H., and Jones, D.L., 1973, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Nabesna A-2 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-749, scale 1:63,360.
Richter, D.H., Singer, D.A., and Cox, D.P., 1975, Mineral resources map of the Nabesna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-655-K, scale 1:250,000.
Pilgrim, E.R., 1931, Report on cooperation between the Territory of Alaska and the United States in making mining investigations and in inspection of mines for the biennium ending March 3 1, 1931, p. 66-68.
Richter, D.H., and Matson, N.A., 1970, Geochemical data from the Nabesna A-2 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 70-275, 12 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.
Pilgrim, E. R., 1931, Report on cooperation between the Territory of Alaska and the United States in making mining investigations and in inspection of mines for the biennium ending March 3 1, 1931, p. 66-68.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Lode: vein |
| Deposit | Other Comments = A number of small gold-bearing quartz-pyrite lodes occur in mineralized volcanic country rock (Chisana Formation of Cretaceous age) on the n side of Chathenda Creek. By 1940 a large group of claims had been staked but apparently none were successful in locating ore quality material |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-JAN-1997 | Leonard, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 31-JAN-1997 | Elliott, R.L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 31-JAN-1997 | Richter, D.H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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