| Deposit ID | 10000964 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011635 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Reed Creek |
| Related records | 10282900 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -149.15241, 61.84928 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SEE LOCATION COMMENTS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Anchorage D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Anchorage NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Susitna River(hydrologic unit)
Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Hatcher Pass Management Area-East(State Special Management Area)
State Special Management Area ST(Type of land area)
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| (1) | -149.15241, 61.84928 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Willow Creek |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011635 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | AN053 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002736 |
MARTIN, G.C., 1919, THE ALASKAN MINING INDUSTRY IN 1917: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 692-A, P. 11-42.
SMITH, P.S., 1942, MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1940: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 933-A, P. 1-102.
MACKEVETT, E.M., AND HOLLOWAY, C.D., 1977, MAP SHOWING METALLIFEROUS AND SELECTED NON-METALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THE EASTERN PART OF SOUTHERN ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-169-A, 99 P., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:1,000,000.
COBB, E.H., 1979, SUMMARY OF REFERENCES TO MINERAL OCCURRENCES (OTHER THAN MINERAL FUELS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN ANCHORAGE QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-1095, 184 P. USGS BULL 926-C P. 189.
BAG-MF-409-33
Smith, P.S., 1942, Occurrences of molybdenum in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 926-C, p. 161-210.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-409, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1975, Tungsten occurrences in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resource Map MR-66, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOW-GRADE MOLYBDENUM-COPPER MINERALIZATION, PROBABLY IN A PEGMATITE DIKE THAT CUTS TERTIARY TO LATE CRETACEOUS TONALITE (JASPER, 1967). DOWNSTREAM, SAMPLES (LOCALITY 85 OF COBB, 1972) IN STREAM GRAVELS CONTAIN SCHEELITE (JASPER, 1967). |
| Deposit | INFORMATION ON DEPOSIT IS VERY NON-SPECIFIC. MACKEVETT AND HOLLOWAY (1977), ASSUMED DEPOSIT TO BE A PEGMATITE CARRYING MOLYBDENITE AND CHALCOPYRITE PROBABLY ON THE BASIS OF REGIONAL GEOLOGY. OTHER REFERENCES MENTION ONLY LOW-GRADE MOLYBDENITE-COPPER MINERALIZATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1985 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | ADRF AND MRDS MERGED RECORD |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1998 | Bickerstaff, Damon P. (Huss, S. W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 21-JAN-2000 | Mason, George | U.S. Geological Survey |
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