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Unnamed (lower part of south fork of Gravina River)

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307373
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (lower part of south fork of Gravina River)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -145.89252, 60.8196 (WGS84)
Relative position This occurrence is at about 200 ft. elevation on the lower part of the south fork of the Gravina River. It is in the NW1/4 sec. 23, T. 12 S., R. 4 W., of the Copper River Meridian. Accuracy of the location is within 2000 ft. Location corresponds to site C-55 in Jansons and others (1984).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cordova D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Cordova NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cordova C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification.

Nearby scientific data

(1) Kaf
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This site is on a gravel bar in the Gravina River. Float samples from the area include altered and silicified felsic intrusive rocks containing chalcopyrite, pyrite, and scheelite. Analysis of one sample yielded 245 ppm W (Jansons and others, 1984).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Copper River

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Area examined by the U.S. Bureau of Mines as part of a mineral evaluation of the Chugach National Forest. Analysis of one sample yielded 245 ppm W (Jansons and others, 1984).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Jansons, Uldis, Hoekzema, R.B., Kurtak, J.M., and Fechner, S.A., 1984, Mineral occurrences in the Chugach National Forest, Southcentral Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 5-84, 218 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Jansons and others, 1984

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Other Comments = Occurrence is on Chugach National Forest land.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-JUN-00 S.W. Nelson U.S. Geological Survey

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