| Deposit ID | 10000859 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011512 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mineral King Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Hubbard and Elliott Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -144.03725, 61.63659 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | CLAIM IMMEDIATELY E OF COPPER KING CLAIM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Valdez C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Valdez NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Copper River(hydrologic unit)
Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 10.85% CU, USGS PP 15, P. 24 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Nikolai Greenstone | ||||
| Rock description | Nikolai Greenstone | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| (1) | -144.03725, 61.63659 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Reg.Struct: Near Axis Of Elliott Cr. Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Closely Spaced Vertical 8 Joints Run N 60 E; Major Faults Strike N 35 E With 30 S Dip |
| Strike | N 35 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30 S |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 9.14M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Chistochina/Kotsina |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011512 |
USGS PP 15, P. 24
USGS BULL 374, P. 65-66
USGS BULL 745, P. 122-123
USGS MF-438, LOC. 69
USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC-56
BAG-OFR-80-892B-56
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO ORE BODIES 4 TO 6 FT THICK AND 25 TO 30 FT ALONG STRIKE IN SHEAR ZONE RUNNING N 35 E AT ABOUT 30 S DIP; BORNITE AND CHALCOCITE REPLACE GREENSTONE |
| Deposit | SEE: COPPER KING PROSPECT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-85 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 14-APR-95 | Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) | U.S. Geological Survey | PUT DIMENSION DATA INTO THE ORE BODY AND WORKINGS FIELDS FROM THE COMMENTS FIELD |
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