Deposit ID | 10001034 |
---|---|
MRDS ID | A011710 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Peavine |
Related records | 10258706 |
Geographic coordinates: | -142.48636, 61.44662 (WGS84) |
---|---|
Relative position | 2,400 ft south of downstream end of Peavine Bar on the Chitistone River. Best location: MacKevett and Smith, 1972. Accurate within radius of 100 feet. |
(click for info) |
Country | State |
---|---|
United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
---|---|
Copper | Primary |
Materials | Type of material |
---|---|
Azurite | Ore |
Chalcocite | Ore |
Malachite | Ore |
Model code | 87 |
---|---|
USGS model code | 23 |
BC deposit profile | D03 |
Deposit model name | Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu) |
Mark3 model number | 118 |
(1) | -142.48636, 61.44662 |
---|
Development status | Past Producer |
---|---|
Commodity type | Metallic |
District name | Nizina |
---|
Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011710 | |
USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | MC081 |
Moffit, F.H., and Maddren, A.G., 1909, Mineral resources of the Kotsina-Chitina region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 374, 103 p.
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., and Smith, J.G., 1972, Geologic map of the McCarthy B-4 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-943, 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.
Subject category | Comment text |
---|---|
Deposit | Model Name = Basaltic Cu |
Deposit | Other Comments = Peavine is most recently active (1970's) Cu mine in district. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |