| Deposit ID | 10001409 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012154 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed (south of the Hammond River) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -149.98335, 67.6297 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This site is at an elevation of about 4,300 feet, on a ridge south of the Hammond River, approximately 6 1/2 miles west-northwest of Sukakpak Mountain and 5 1/2 miles north of Jennie Creek Lake (SW1/4 sec. 3, T. 32 N., R. 11 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian). This site corresponds to unnamed loc. 76 in DeYoung (1978). The location is accurate within a 1-mile radius. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chandalar C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Chandalar N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chandalar(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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Skajit Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Skajit Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| (1) | -149.98335, 67.6297 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Koyukuk |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012154 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | CH082 |
Brosgi, W.P., and Reiser, H.N., 1964, Geologic map and section of the Chandalar quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map 1-375, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Chandalar quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-457, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Chandalar and Wiseman quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-340, 205 p.
Grybeck, D.J., 1977, Known mineral deposits of the Brooks Range, Alaska: US Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-166C, 41 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
DeYoung, J.H., Jr., 1978, Mineral resources map of the Chandalar quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-878-B, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., and Cruz, E.L., 1983, Summaries of data and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Chandalar quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-278, 91 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Other Comments = A small outcrop, mapped by Dillon and Reifenstuhl (1995) as andesite tuff-dacite flow, is located adjacent to the conglomerate unit about 1/2 mile southeast of the Cu occurrence. This occurrence is located within Gates of the Arctic National Park. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-NOV-1999 | J.M. Britton | U.S. Geological Survey |
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