| Deposit ID | 10002207 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A013108 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed (near Battery Point on the Chilkat Peninsula) |
| Related records | 10185777 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -135.37209, 59.19975 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This occurrence is at an elevation of approximately 300 feet on the east side of the the Chilkat Peninsula about 0.5 miles south of Battery Point. It corresponds to location 19 of Cobb (1972 [MF 424]); sample site BD473 of Winkler and MacKevett, (1970); and number 38 of Still and others (1991). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Haines(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Skagway A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Skagway SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Skagway(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Chilkat-Skagway Rivers(hydrologic unit)
Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
OTHFE(Federal land areas administered by OTHFE)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | |||||
| |||||
| (1) | -135.37209, 59.19975 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Juneau (Skagway subdistrict) |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013108 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | SK004 |
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Robertson, E.C., and Winkler, G.R., 1974, Geology of the Skagway B-3 and B-4 quadrangles, southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 832, 33 p.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Skagway quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-424, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Mt. Fairweather and Skagway quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-316, 123 p.
Plafker George, Hudson, T.L., and Silberling, N.J., 1979, Upper Triassic fossils from a sequence of volcanic and sedimentary rocks on the Chilkat Peninsula, southeastern Alaska, in Johnson, K.M., and Williams, J.R., eds., The United States Geological Survey in Alaska: Accomplishments during 1978: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 804-B, p. B107-B110.
Still, J.C., 1988, Gold-copper Mineralization of the Chilkat Peninsula and Islands: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 49-88, 39 p., 11 sheets.
Still, J.C., 1991, Bureau of Mines mineral investigations in the Juneau mining district, Alaska, 1984 - 1988, v. 2, Detailed mine, prospect, and mineral occurrence descriptions, section A, Haines-Klukwan-Porcupine subarea: U.S. Bureau of Mines of Mines Special Publication, 214 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = There is little information for assigning a deposit model. The mineralization may be related to elevated copper levels in the metabasalts or to the nearby ultramafic body. |
| Deposit | Other Comments = This occurrence is within the Chilkat State Park. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-FEB-2001 | T.C. Crafford | T. Crafford & Associates |
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