Cornelius Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Tungsten

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Mineral occurrence model information
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Controls for ore emplacement
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10009660
MRDS ID	D002750
Record type	Site
Current site name	Cornelius Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-152.67217, 57.80942 (WGS84)
Relative position	SEE LOCATION COMMENTS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kodiak Island(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kodiak D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Kodiak NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kodiak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kodiak-Afognak Islands(hydrologic unit)

Kodiak-Shelikof(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Ouzinkie Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Alaska

Comments on the location information

THIS PROSPECT IS LOCATED 1 1/2 MILES WEST OF THE GAGING STATION ON RED CLOUD RIVER IN SEC. 27, T. 27 S., R. 21 W., OF THE SEWARD MERIDIAN (ROSE AND RICHTER, 1967, FIGURE 1, LOCALITY 2; COBB, 1972, MF 460, LOCALITY 12; MACKEVETT AND HOLLOWAY, 1977, LOCALITY 12).

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Tungsten Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chalcopyrite	Ore
Pyrite	Ore
Scheelite	Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code	42
USGS model code	14a
Deposit model name	W skarn

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-152.67217, 57.80942	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form SEE DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION COMMENTS

General form	SEE DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION COMMENTS

Controls for ore emplacement

See Deposit Description Comments

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Comments on exploration

Status = Inactive

Comments on the workings information

SAMPLE COLLECTED ACROSS 27 INCHES CONTAINED 3.45 PERCENT TUNGSTEN OXIDE.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	D002750
USGS	Alaska Resource Data File	ARDF	KD026
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	A015099

Bibliographic references

Deposit

JASPER, M.W., 1955, KODIAK EXPLORATION COMPANY SCHEELITE PROSPECT, ANTON LARSON BAY AREA, KODIAK QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: TERRITORY OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF MINES PROPERTY EXAMINATION REPORT PE 131-7, 8 P. 1 MAP SHEET, SCALE 1:63,360, 2 MAP SHEETS, SCALE 1 INCH=500 FEET.
Deposit

ROSE, W., AND RICHTER, D.H., 1967, GEOLOGY AND STREAM SEDIMENT GEOCHEMISTRY OF ANTON LARSEN BAY AND VICINITY, KODIAK ISLAND, ALASKA: STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF MINES AND MINERALS, GEOLOGIC REPORT 31, 10 P. 1 MAP SHEET, SCALE 1:63,360.
Deposit

COBB, E.H., 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCE MAP OF KODIAK QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP MF 460, 1 MAP SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000.
Deposit

COBB, E.H., 1979, SUMMARY OF REFERENCES TO MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE AFOGNAK, KARLUK, KODIAK, AND TRINITY ISLANDS QUADRANGLES, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 79-860, 49 P.
Deposit

COBB, EDWARD H., 1975, TUNGSTEN OCCURRENCES IN ALASKA, USGS MAP, MR-66.
Deposit

Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Afognak, Karluk, Kodiak, and Trinity Islands quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-860, 49 p.
Deposit

Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Kodiak quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-460, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Deposit

MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	FLOAT PROSPECTING LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF A 6- TO 8-FOOT THICK SILICEOUS BED CONTAINING DISSEMINATED SCHEELITE. A SAMPLE OF THIS MATERIAL ASSAYED 3.45 PERCENT TUNGSTEN OXIDE OVER 27 INCHES (JASPER, 1955). KODIAK EXPLORATION COMPANY SENT A SAMPLE OF MINERALIZED ROCK FROM THIS PROSPECT OR FROM THEIR CHALET MOUNTAIN PROPERTY (KD025) TO WAH CHANG CORPORATION FOR ASSAY AND EXAMINATION. THEY IDENTIFIED THE SO-CALLED SILICEOUS MATERIAL AS TACTITE OR SKARN (JASPER, 1955).

Subject category

Comment text

Deposit

FLOAT PROSPECTING LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF A 6- TO 8-FOOT THICK SILICEOUS BED CONTAINING DISSEMINATED SCHEELITE. A SAMPLE OF THIS MATERIAL ASSAYED 3.45 PERCENT TUNGSTEN OXIDE OVER 27 INCHES (JASPER, 1955). KODIAK EXPLORATION COMPANY SENT A SAMPLE OF MINERALIZED ROCK FROM THIS PROSPECT OR FROM THEIR CHALET MOUNTAIN PROPERTY (KD025) TO WAH CHANG CORPORATION FOR ASSAY AND EXAMINATION. THEY IDENTIFIED THE SO-CALLED SILICEOUS MATERIAL AS TACTITE OR SKARN (JASPER, 1955).

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-APR-1977	Elliott, James E.	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-OCT-1998	S.H. Pilcher (Anchorage)	U.S. Geological Survey

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