| Deposit ID | 10307387 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed (north wall of Shiels Glacier) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -144.76249, 60.87962 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This occurrence site is at an elevation of 2700 feet on the north wall of Shiels Glacier. It is in the SE1/4 sec. 30, T. 11 S., R. 4 E., of the Copper River Meridian. The location of the site is accurate to within 2000 ft. The occurrence is shown as site C-12 in Jansons and others (1984). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cordova D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Cordova NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cordova(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Copper River(hydrologic unit)
Copper River(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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Model code | 90 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24a |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, Cyprus |
| Mark3 model number | 11 |
| Model code | 273 |
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| (1) | -144.76249, 60.87962 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|
| District name | Copper River |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | CV058 |
Goldfarb, R.J., Nelson, S.W., Dumoulin, J.D., Hoffman, J.D., Trip, R.B., Smaglik, Suzanne, and Folger, Peter, 1984, Data report and statistical summary for samples of moraine and stream-sediment, nonmagnetic, heavy-mineral concentrates, and rock samples from the Chugach National Forest, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-355, 29 p. (plus unnumbered tables).
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.
Kodosky, Larry, and Teller, Steve, 1989, Economic mineral assessment of Chugach Alaska Corporation properties and selected land in the Copper, Bremner, and Tasnuna River area: unpublished report prepared for Chugach Alaska Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska, 116 p.
Nelson, S.W., Dumoulin, J. A., and Miller, M.L., 1985, Geologic map of the Chugach National Forest, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1645-B, 16 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Cyprus massive sulfide (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 24a) and/or Chugach-type low-sulfide gold-quartz veins (Bliss, 1992; model 36a.1) |
| Deposit | Other Comments = Chugach Alaska Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska has control of these lands. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-JUN-00 | S.W. Nelson | U.S. Geological Survey |
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