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Calcite

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10186052
MRDS ID A011724
MAS/MILS ID 0020870071
Record type Site
Current site name Calcite
Alternate or previous names Chitina-Kuskulana Copper Co., Angus Macdougall
Related records 10001046

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -143.72332, 61.55106 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McCarthy C-8(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McCarthy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chitina River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Ahtna, Incorporated(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Wrangell-St. Elias 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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 004 S 009 E 02 SESWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -143.72332, 61.55106
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • IN BRECCIATED FAULT ZONE IN CHITISTONE LST NEAR CONTACT WITH GRANODIORITE; CONTAINS ABUNDANT SERPENTINE MINERALS AND SPARSE PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, AND SECONDARY COPPER MINERALS; EXPLORED BY SHORT ADIT (MF 773B).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Carnes, R. David 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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