| Deposit ID | 10000784 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011427 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Slope Creek |
| Related records | 10161251 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -143.99652, 62.78857 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Best location: Richter, 1966, ADGGS GR 21, fig.5, loc. 11; Tributary to Porcupine Creek a tributary to Slana River. 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 D-6(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
Ahtna, Incorporated(ANCSA Region)
ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Bismuth Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| (1) | -143.99652, 62.78857 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Chistochina; Porcupine Creek |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011427 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | NB001 |
Moffit, F.H., 1938, Geology of the Slana-Tok district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 904, 54 p.
Moffit, F.H., 1944, Mining in the northern Copper River region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 943, p. 25-47.
Moffit, F.H., 1954, Geology of the eastern part of the Alaska Range and adjacent area: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 989-D, p. 63-218.
Richter, D.H., 1966, Geology of the Slana district on south-central Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Geological Report 2l, 36b p., 3 sheets, scale 1:63,360.
Cobb, E.H., 1973, Placer deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1374, 213 p.
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.
Moffit, F.H., 1938, Geology of the Slana-Tok district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 904 54 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Placer |
| Deposit | Other Comments = Some confusion exists in the literature in distinguishing between Slope Cr. and Boulder Cr. It is likely that most data probably refers to both. The mine symbol for Boulder Cr. on fig. 5 of ADGGS GR 21 is in the Gulkana quad. |
| 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 |
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