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Carl Creek

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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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. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10234247
MRDS ID A011416
MAS/MILS ID 0020780038
Record type Site
Current site name Carl Creek
Alternate or previous names Cccu 1-101
Related records 10093989

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -141.58579, 62.04971 (WGS84)
Elevation 1615
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nabesna A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Nabesna SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nabesna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve 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 003 N 021 E 09 SESWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Orthoclase Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -141.58579, 62.04971
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Date of Last Modification 860825

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1973

Mining district

District name Chisana

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Donald Dippel
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1983

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Inferred 14510000mt ore
    Total resources 14510000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.2 wt-pct Copper Major 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 078-101

  • Reserve-Resource

    E&MJ 7905 p. 83

  • Deposit

    I749

  • Deposit

    CIM BULL 7504 pp. 104-112

  • Deposit

    OF77-169A

  • Deposit

    E&MJ 7905 p. 83, No. 144

  • Deposit

    AMR 81-82

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. E-54

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1983

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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