Blue Lode

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001428
MRDS ID A012174
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Lode
Related records 10233847

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.06967, 62.33763 (WGS84)
Relative position S side of Middle Fork of Iron Creek, on hill 5066, at about 4200 ft (1260 m) elevation; 1 mi (1.6 km) NE of Phoenix claims; location accurate to within 1/4 mi (400 m) (Csejtey and Miller, 1978, loc. 73).

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46
Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Nearby scientific data

(1) -149.06967, 62.33763

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Host rock is upper Paleozoic meta-andesite. Shear zone in host rock contains sulfide-bearing quartz. Sulfides have replaced some of wall rocks.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Yentna

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Type of workings: Surface (open cut to expose shear zone).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Capps, 1919

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Polymetallic veins or Gold-quartz veins? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c or 36a?)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1996 Riehle, J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

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