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Unnamed (near Wheeler Creek)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
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  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001717
MRDS ID A012501
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (near Wheeler Creek)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -146.02289, 64.8297 (WGS84)
Relative position The occurrence noted by Menzie and Foster (1979) is located somewhere in the Wheeler Creek drainage. Cobb and Eberlein report the approximate location of the occurrence is near section 18, T. 1 S., R. 9 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. It is described as an occurrence in Cobb and Eberlein (1980), who summarized relevant references under the name 'Wheeler Creek'.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Delta D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Big Delta NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Big Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Azurite Ore
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -146.02289, 64.8297
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Cobb and Eberlein (1980) and Menzie and Foster (1979) reported a single sample of quartz containing azurite, bornite, chalcocite, and malachite. No assay was performed. Weber and others (1978) describe the regional geology as primarily of lower to upper greenschist facies rocks with some marble, quartzite, slate and phyllite. Locally, there is an extensive cover of windblown silt and sand that ranges from 0.1 to 50 meters in thickness.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Cobb and Eberlein (1980) and Menzie and Foster (1979) reported a single sample of quartz containing azurite, bornite, chalcocite, and malachite during geologic mapping. No assay was performed.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Menzie and Foster, 1979

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-APR-1999 Cameron S. Rombach Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys

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