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Tripp Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
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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. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001117
MRDS ID A011804
Record type Site
Current site name Tripp Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -145.63464, 63.09133 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Hayes A-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Hayes SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Hayes C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • BEST LOCATION: ADGGS GR 13, FIG. 7, 10C. 10 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
Silver Secondary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Prehnite Ore

Analytical data

Result GRAB SAMPLE: 1.38% CU, TR. AU, 0.30 OZ/TON AG, ADGGS GR 13, P. 12

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Amphitheatre Basalt; Vesicular Basalt Equivalent To Nikolai Greenstone
    Rock description Amphitheatre Basalt; Vesicular Basalt Equivalent To Nikolai Greenstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -145.63464, 63.09133
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chistochina

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CHALCOPYRITE, BORNITE, CHALCOCITE OR DIGENITE, UNCOMMON PYRITE AND CHRYSOCOLLA IN AND ADJACENT TO VEINS, PODS AND AMYGDULES OF QUARTZ AND EPIDOTE; PREHNITE IDENTIFIED IN ONE SAMPLE
Deposit APPEARS TOO LOW GRADE AND SPOTTY TO MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-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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