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Unnamed (lower Boyden Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000745
MRDS ID A011385
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (lower Boyden Creek
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -143.06951, 62.48302 (WGS84)
Relative position Best location: Lowe and others, 1982, USGS GQ-1566, loc. M1. Accurate within 100 ft radius
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -143.06951, 62.48302
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Quartz vein containing pyrite and chalcopyrite in fault-shear zone in Pennsylvanian-Permian volcaniclastic rocks.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Chisana

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Type of workings: surface

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A011385
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF NB020

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Richter, D.H., and Matson, N.A., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Nabesna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-422, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Richter, D.H., Singer, D.A., and Cox, D.P., 1975, Mineral resources map of the Nabesna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-655-K, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Lowe, P.C., and others, 1982, Geologic map of the Nabesna B-5 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1566, scale 1:63,360.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Richter and others, 1975, USGS MF-655K

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Lode: volcanogenic, shear zone

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-FEB-1997 Leonard, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 06-FEB-1997 Elliott, R.L. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 06-FEB-1997 Richter, D.H. U.S. Geological Survey