Unnamed Occurrences

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc
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. 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 10233901
MRDS ID A001732
MAS/MILS ID 0020830005
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Occurrences

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -153.48465, 61.49527 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bethel(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lime Hills B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Lime Hills SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lime Hills(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lake Clark 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
Seward 016 N 023 W 07 S2NWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -153.48465, 61.49527

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • COBBLES CONTAIN (A) BULL QTZ W/>2% MOLYBDENITE; (B) QTZ W/>10% SPHALERITE AND PYRITE OCCURRING IN THIN 1-3 MM VEINLETS; (C) QTZ, PYRRHOTITE (40%), AND MINOR CHALCOPYRITE. GLACIERS MAY HAVE CARRIED THESE COBBLES FAR FROM BEDROCK SOURCE(S).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.