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Divide Creek Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000847
MRDS ID A011500
Record type Site
Current site name Divide Creek Prospect
Related records 10258282

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -144.28169, 61.36186 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position ON DIVIDE BETWEEN DIVIDE CR. AND FALLS CR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valdez B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower 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)

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION APPROXIMATED FROM USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 50 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result NO INFORMATION ON GRADE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Skolai Group
    Rock description Skolai Group
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -144.28169, 61.36186
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCK IS SHEARED AND JOINTED GREENSTONE OF SKOLAI GROUP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • ONLY DEVELOPMENT WAS SMALL OPEN CUT MADE BEFORE 1911

Comments on development

  • ACTIVE AROUND 1910-1911 OR BEFORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIMILAR TO DEPOSITS AT BLACKNEY PROSPECT AND SURPRISE CREEK ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit VEINS AND DISSEMINATIONS CARRYING CHALCOPYRITE, BORNITE, SMALL AMOUNTS OF COVELLITE AND CARBONATES, AND MALACHITE IN SHEARED AND JOINTED GREENSTONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1985 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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