Denali

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
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 10283128
MRDS ID A011307
MAS/MILS ID 0020670008
Record type Site
Current site name Denali
Alternate or previous names Copper King, Denali Copper Prospect
Related records 10000683

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -147.14995, 63.13933 (WGS84)
Elevation 1402
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Healy A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Hayes SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Healy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Susitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 020 S 003 E 34 N Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Copper Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Silver Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -147.14995, 63.13933

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 65N
    Area 8HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATIFORM
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 STRATABOUND
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip :65N
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8
    Date of Last Modification 860825

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1963

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cities Service Co.
    ID 5000056
    Home office Oklahoma
    Year 1977

Comments on the ownership information

  • NO ALASKA KARDEX. OWNER ADDRESS CITIES SERVICE COMPANY MINERALS GROUP BOX 300 TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74102 REC 040- CAT TRAIL EXISTS TO MINS SITE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE GENERATED REC 051- 1400FT(427M) EXPLORATION ADIT DRIVEN DURING 1969 REC 050-051 INFORMATION FROM REF 705. REC 080 BASED ON REC-705 QTY FROM AFOC CORRESPONDENCE- 2/23/71 MULLIGAN TO G POTTER.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 4536000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2 wt-pct Copper Major 1979
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Indicated 5mt ore
    Demonstrated 5mt ore
    Total resources 5mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2 wt-pct Copper Major 0
    Silver Ag 1.24 g/mt Silver Major 0

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • ALASKA FIELD OPERATION CENTER MINERAL FILES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUL-1995 Jmk U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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