| Deposit ID | 10001442 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012191 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Wonder |
| Geographic coordinates: | -149.13579, 62.32457 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Claims lie on S side of Iron Creek valley, S of confluence with Middle Fork; 5 and 1/2 mi (8.8 km) E of Rainbow Lake; location accurate to within 1/4 mi radius (400 m). |
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 |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Azurite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Model code | 83 |
| USGS model code | 22a |
| Deposit model name | Volcanic-hosted Cu-As-Sb |
| Model code | 85 |
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| (1) | -149.13579, 62.32457 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Yentna |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012191 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | TK075 |
Capps, S.R., 1919, Mineral resources of the upper Chulitna region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 692, p. 207-232.
Capps, S.R., 1924, Geology and mineral resources of the region traversed by the Alaska Railroad: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 755-C, p. 73-150.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-370, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
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.
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 veins, or volcanic-hosted copper, or polymetallic veins? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a, or 22a, or 22c?) |
| Deposit | Model Number = 36a, or 22a, or 22c? |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1996 | Riehle, J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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