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Ridgetop

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282902
MRDS ID A012249
MAS/MILS ID 0020660086
Record type Site
Current site name Ridgetop
Alternate or previous names Spruce Creek I
Related records 10001502

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -150.71369, 63.58317 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Denali C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Denali NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount McKinley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Denali 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
Fairbanks 015 S 016 W 30 SENESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -150.71369, 63.58317
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N25E
    Dip 90N
    Width 6M
    Field Value
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N25E:90N
    Date of Last Modification 890725

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 National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings consist of two sloughed prospect pits

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUL-1989 Mpm 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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