| Deposit ID | 10001419 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012164 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bear Gulch |
| Alternate or previous names | Unnamed |
| Geographic coordinates: | -149.41662, 62.28263 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Small tributary of Sheep River; 1 1/2 mi (2.4 km) S of Sheep River, 5 mi (8.0 km) SW of Rainbow Lake; location accurate to within 1/4 mi (400 m) radius (MacKevett and Holloway, 1977, loc. 25; Csejtey and Miller, 1978, loc. 88). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Talkeetna Mountains B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Talkeetna Mountains SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Talkeetna Mountains(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Talkeetna River(hydrologic unit)
Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Model code | 79 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 21a |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu-Mo |
| Mark3 model number | 2 |
| (1) | -149.41662, 62.28263 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Yentna |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012164 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | TK071 |
Csejtey, Bela, Jr., and Miller, R.J., 1978, Map and table describing metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits in the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-558-B, 20 p., 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.
Miller, R.J., Cooley, E.F., O'Leary, R.M., Garmezy, larry, Csejtey, Bela, Jr., Smith, T.E., and Cleveland, M.N., 1978, Analysis of geochemical samples from the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 78-1052, 279 p.
Cobb, E.H., and Csejtey, Bela, Jr., 1980, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-716, 63 p.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Porphyry Cu-Mo (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 21a) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1996 | Riehle, J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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