Deposit ID | 10001031 |
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MRDS ID | A011708 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Snow Bird |
Related records | 10186042 |
Geographic coordinates: | -142.51553, 61.39468 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | 2,900 ft north-northeast of the headwaters of Boulder Creek - a tributary of Dan Creek. Best location: MacKevett, 1974. Accurate within radius of 100 feet. |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Silver | Primary |
Copper | Primary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Bornite | Ore |
Chalcocite | Ore |
Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Calcite | Gangue |
Pyrite | Gangue |
Quartz | Gangue |
Model code | 87 |
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USGS model code | 23 |
BC deposit profile | D03 |
Deposit model name | Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu) |
Mark3 model number | 118 |
Host or associated | Associated | ||||
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone | ||||
Rock unit name | Nikolai Greenstone | ||||
Rock description | Nikolai Greenstone | ||||
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Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
(1) | -142.51553, 61.39468 |
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Development status | Prospect |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
District name | Nizina |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011708 | |
USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | MC080 |
Miller, D.J., 1946, Copper deposits of the Nizina district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 947F, p. 93-120.
Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Smith, J.G., 1968, Distribution of gold, copper, and some other metals in the McCarthy B-4 and B-5 quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 604, 25 p.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1974, Geologic map of the McCarthy B-5 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1146, scale 1:63,360.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1976, Mineral deposits and occurrences in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-773-B, scale 1:250,000.
Moffit, F.H., 1918, Mining in the lower Copper River basin, in U.S. Geological Survey Staff, Mineral resources of Alaska, report on progress of investigations in 1916: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 662, p. 155-182.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | Model Name = Basaltic Cu |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 12-NOV-1997 | Leonard, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Reporter | 12-NOV-1997 | Elliott, R.L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Reporter | 12-NOV-1997 | Richter, D.H. | U.S. Geological Survey |