| Deposit ID | 10001424 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012170 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | August |
| Alternate or previous names | August Claims 1-8 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -147.93275, 62.84961 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | N side of Susitna River, 5 1/2 mi (8.8 km) NW of confluence with Jay Creek; location accurate to within 1/4 mi (400 m) (MacKevett and Holloway, 1977, loc. 28; Csejtey and Miller, 1978, loc. 25). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Talkeetna Mountains D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Talkeetna Mountains NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Talkeetna Mountains(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Susitna 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 |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Azurite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Model code | 85 |
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| (1) | -147.93275, 62.84961 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Valdez Creek |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012170 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | TK031 |
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.
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.
Kurtak, J.M., Southworth, D.D., Balen, M.D., and Clautice, K.H., 1992, Mineral investigations in the Valdez Creek mining district, south-central Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 1-92, 659 p., 2 plates, scale 1:250,000.
Balen, M.D., 1990, Geochemical sampling results from the Bureau of Mines investigations in the Valdez Creek mining district, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 34-90, 218 p., 2 plates, scale 1:250,000.
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 = Gold-quartz vein or polymetallic vein? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a or 22c?) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1996 | Riehle, J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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