Eagle

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Antimony
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 10093976
MRDS ID A011308
Record type Site
Current site name Eagle
Alternate or previous names Northern Light

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.52672, 63.2657 (WGS84)
Relative position The Eagle prospect is at an elevation of about 2,800 feet on Costello Creek, about 0.3 mile south-southwest of the Dunkle mine camp. It is near the east-central boundary of sec. 18, T. 19 S., R. 11 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. Access to the Eagle prospect is via the road to the Dunkle Coal Mine. The location is accurate within 500 feet. Published maps showing this prospect are Hawley and Clark (1974) and Hawley and others (1978). This is location 1 of Cobb (1978: OFR 78-1062).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Healy B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Healy S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Healy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chulitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Denali National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Nearby scientific data

(1) -149.52672, 63.2657

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Thick Quaternary glacial deposits and Upper Tertiary sedimentary strata cover most of the older bedrock in this area. Regionally, the main geologic feature is the northeast-trending Chulitna fault, which separates a sequence of Upper Jurassic to Upper Triassic(?) crystal tuff, argillite, chert, graywacke, and limestone on the north, from Upper Devonian to Lower Triassic volcanogenic and sedimentary rocks on the south. Faulting and shearing of the rocks has occurred, along with intrusions of Late Cretaceous dikes and stocks. The Eagle prospect is a 3-foot wide quartz vein that contains pods of arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, and stibnite up to 1 foot wide. The vein is spatially associated with one or more dikes. The sulfide pods contain substantial Au and Ag values. Seven chip samples of the veins averaged 0.23 ounce of gold per ton and 4.55 ounces of silver per ton (Hawley and Clark, 1974; Ross, 1933; Bundtzen, 1983). The deposit is discontinuous, owing to post mineralization faulting and to pinch-and-swell structure of the vein. The Eagle vein is subparallel and about 400 feet east of the Lucrata segment of Upper Chulitna fault.
  • Age = Probably Late Cretaceous or younger.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Active

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Reserves = Estimated at 12,000 tons (Ross, 1933).

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Exploration includes a 62-foot tunnel and open cuts over a strike length of 300 to 800 feet.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Ross, 1933

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Polymetallic vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c)
Deposit Other Comments = Also see: Silver King (HE026), Liberty (HE028) and Lucrata (HE029).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-APR-00 N. Van Wyck Stevens Exploration Management Corporation

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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