Deposit ID | 10000774 |
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MRDS ID | A011417 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Sulzer |
Alternate or previous names | Cosmopolitan Group, O'hara Property |
Geographic coordinates: | -141.46361, 62.20027 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | Best location: Richter and others, 1973, USGS I-807, loc. 1; ridge between forks of the Snag River. Accurate within 100 ft. radius |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Copper | Primary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Bornite | Ore |
Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Malachite | Ore |
Model code | 91 |
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USGS model code | 24b |
Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits) |
Mark3 model number | 30 |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
Rock unit name | Nikolai Greenstone;Nikolai Greenstone |
Rock description | Nikolai Greenstone;Nikolai Greenstone |
(1) | -141.46361, 62.20027 |
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Development status | Prospect |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
District name | Chisana |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011417 | |
USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | NB094 |
Moffit, F.H., 1954, Geology of the eastern part of the Alaska Range and adjacent area: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 989-D, p. 63-218.
Matson, N.A., and Richter, D.H., 1971, Geochemical data from the Nabesna A-1 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 71-0202, 10 p.
Richter, D.H., Matson, N.A., Jr., and Smoll, H.R., 1973, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Nabesna A-1 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map 1-807, scale 1:63,360.
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.
Pilgrim, E.R., 1931, White River Precinct, Snag River area, in Stewart, B.D., Report on cooperation between the territory of Alaska and the United States in making mining investigations and in inspection of mines for the biennium ending March 31, 1931, p, 74-76.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | Model Name = Massive sulfide |
Deposit | Other Comments = Nikolai Greenstone hostrock is known for its anomalous Cu content. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 28-JAN-1997 | Leonard, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Reporter | 28-JAN-1997 | Elliott, R.L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Reporter | 28-JAN-1997 | Nokleberg, W.J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Reporter | 28-JAN-1997 | W.J.; Richter, D.H. | U.S. Geological Survey |