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Unnamed Occurrence

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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001234
MRDS ID A011951
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Vabm Allen

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -152.56009, 67.54826 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wiseman C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Wiseman NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wiseman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gates of the Arctic 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

  • USGS MF-469, LOC. 6; USGS OFR 200, CU-OCCURRENCE IMMEDIATELY NE OF VABM ALLEN 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
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Skajit Limestone
    Rock description Skajit Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -152.56009, 67.54826
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Major Thrust Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT IS IN METAMORPHOSED REEFOID LIMESTONE OF THE MID-DEVONIAN SKAJIT LIMESTONE WHICH IS THRUST OVER UPPER DEVONIAN SHALE, PHYLLITE ANDCHLORITIC SCHIST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Koyukuk

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on development

  • AREA HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO RECONNAISSANCE GEOCHEMICAL SAMPLING AND PROSPECTING BY AT LEAST FOUR PRIVATE COMPANIES: BEAR CR. MINING CO., GENERAL CRUDE OIL CO., ALRENCO INC., AND BP ALASKA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 103-78, P. 140, 470, 472

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 200

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 81-732, P. A15, B17

  • Other Database

    BAG-MF-469-06

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POTENTIAL FOR THE DISCOVERY OF SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MINERALIZATION IS LOW ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit MINOR CHALCOPYRITE, BORNITE AND MALACHITE IN METAMORPHOSED REEF LIMESTONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1986 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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