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Chip Loy

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Nickel
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185825
MRDS ID A015040
MAS/MILS ID 0020740016
Record type Site
Current site name Chip Loy
Alternate or previous names Unnamed Occurrence
Related records 10002603

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -154.38613, 62.16616 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McGrath A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McGrath SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McGrath C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 024 N 028 W 15 C W2SE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bravoite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -154.38613, 62.16616
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 910912

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mc Grath District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.3 wt-pct Copper Major 1985
    Nickel Ni 0.6 wt-pct Nickel Major 1985
    Cobalt Co 0.06 wt-pct Cobalt Minor 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • ROBERTS, 1982, UNPB. USBM FIELD NOTES FOLEY, 1987, UNPB. USBM FIELD REPORT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO ALASKA KARDEX.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-SEP-1991 Neb / Djb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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