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Peavine

Past Producer 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. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001034
MRDS ID A011710
Record type Site
Current site name Peavine
Related records 10258706

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -142.48636, 61.44662 (WGS84)
Relative position 2,400 ft south of downstream end of Peavine Bar on the Chitistone River. Best location: MacKevett and Smith, 1972. Accurate within radius of 100 feet.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McCarthy B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McCarthy C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chitina 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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Azurite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation of Cu minerals.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 87
USGS model code 23
Deposit model name Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu)
Mark3 model number 118

Nearby scientific data

(1) -142.48636, 61.44662
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Widespread malachite and azurite coatings and some chalcocite in brecciated fault zone that cuts both Triassic Chitistone Limestone and Triassic Nikolai Greenstone.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Nizina

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Explored by short adit and surface workings.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Moffit and Maddren, 1909; MacKevett and Smith, 1968

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Basaltic Cu
Deposit Other Comments = Peavine is most recently active (1970's) Cu mine in district.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-NOV-1997 Leonard, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 12-NOV-1997 Elliott, R.L. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 12-NOV-1997 Richter, D.H. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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