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Center Star

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Copper
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000679
MRDS ID A011303
Record type Site
Current site name Center Star

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.54283, 63.25959 (WGS84)
Relative position The Center Star prospect is at an elevation of about 2,700 feet on the broad flat ridge between Costello Creek and Colorado Creek. It is in sec. 18, T. 19 S., R. 10 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. Access to the Center Star prospect is from the road to the Dunkle Coal mine. The Center Star prospect may overlap with the Liberty prospect (HE028). Accuracy of location is to within 0.5 mile.
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -149.54283, 63.25959
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Thick Quaternary glacial deposits and Upper Tertiary sedimentary strata cover most of the older bedrock in this area. Regionally, the main geologic feature is the northeast-trending Chulitna fault, which separates a sequence of Upper Jurassic to Upper Triassic(?) crystal tuff, argillite, chert, graywacke, and limestone on the north, from Upper Devonian to Lower Triassic volcanogenic and sedimentary rocks on the south. Faulting and shearing of the rocks has occurred, along with intrusions of Late Cretaceous dikes and stocks. As reported by Capps (1919), the Center Star prospect consists of arsenopyrite, pyrite and chalcopyrite disseminated in bluish dike rock.
  • Age = Possibly Late Cretaceous or younger.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Minor open cut workings.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A011303
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF HE027

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Healy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-1062, 113 p.

  • Deposit

    Capps, S.R., 1919, Mineral resources of the upper Chulitna region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 692-D, p. 207-232.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Cobb, 1978 (OFR 78-1062)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Other Comments = This site may overlap the Liberty prospect (HE028).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-APR-2000 N. Van Wyck Stevens Exploration Management Corporation