| Deposit ID | 10209710 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A001969 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020870065 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nugget Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | M.S. 893, Valdez |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -143.71972, 61.64326 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1128 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper River | 003 S | 009 E | 02 | NENWNE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -143.71972, 61.64326 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thorgaard, O. H. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020870065 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A001969 | MAS references MRDS |
SP5 pp. 85-86
P15 p. 27
P41 p. 103
B345h pp. 153-155
B374 pp. 45, 72-74
B379i p. 155
B442g p. 161
B542f p. 83
B592d p. 61
B622c p. 44
B622g p. 113
B642c p. 54
BMB142 pp. 37, 52
BMB153 p. 30
B662g p. 158
B712a p. 31
B714a p. 29
B714g pp. 190-191
B745 pp. 82-83, 85, 90, 93, 129-133
B894 p. 124
B947G pp. 136-137
B1246 pp. 42-43
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | M.S. 891 & 893 ISSUED 1915 ON 17.36 AND 619.81 ACRES - PAT. NUMBERS 487252 AND 487253. EXTENSIVE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS THAT MAINLY EXPLOITED A BORNITE-CHALCOPYRITE-PYRITE-BEARING CALCITE VEIN, LOCALLY GT 1M THICK, CUTS NIKOLAI GREENSTONE; MINOR PRE-1918 PROD.; SLABLIKE COPPER NUGGET WEIGHING SEVERAL TONS WAS FOUND NEAR THE PROPERTY (MF 773B). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Carnes, R. David | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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