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Eldridge Glacier

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Nickel
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304602
MRDS ID A011310
MAS/MILS ID 0020670002
Record type Site
Current site name Eldridge Glacier
Alternate or previous names Sorefoot, Glacier View
Related records 10000685

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -149.98751, 63.00787 (WGS84)
Elevation 793
Location accuracy 500(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-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Healy S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Healy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chulitna 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 022 S 013 W 14 NE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -149.98751, 63.00787
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • OCCURRENCE IS SERPENTINITE CUT BY IRREGULAR AND VEINLIKE ZONES OF MASSIVE PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE (C617).

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Lloyd Messerli
    Interest 100
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 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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Authoritative Alaska resources

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