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Unnamed (west of Bearskin Gulch)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307314
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (west of Bearskin Gulch)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -159.10245, 56.19927 (WGS84)
Relative position The approximate location of this mineral occurrence is in T. 45 S., R. 63 W., of the Seward Meridian, 7 miles northwest of the headwaters of Clark River and 1 1/2 miles west of Bearskin Gulch (MacKevett and Holloway, 1977, locality 23). Site location is accurate to within 5 miles.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lake and Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chignik A-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Chignik SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chignik(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Port Heiden(hydrologic unit)

Kvichak-Port Heiden(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)

National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This site has been described as a large altered zone in Tertiary intrusive rocks (MacKevett and Holloway, 1977).
  • Age = Tertiary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Alaska Peninsula

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = MacKevett and Holloway, 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Other Comments = This mineral occurrence is located within the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-FEB-00 S.H. Pilcher U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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