Deposit ID | 10001388 |
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MRDS ID | A012130 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Anderson Creek |
Geographic coordinates: | -148.62332, 67.64973 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | This site is at an elevation of about 4,000 feet on the east side of Anderson Creek (SW1/4 sec. 26, T. 33 N., R. 5 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian), a south-flowing tributary of Baby Creek. It is approximately 11 miles north-northwest of Chandalar. The location is accurate within a 1/2-mile 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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Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Malachite | Ore |
Quartz | Gangue |
Host or associated | Host | ||
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
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(1) | -148.62332, 67.64973 |
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Development status | Occurrence |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
District name | Chandalar |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012130 | |
USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | CH051 |
Grybeck, D.J., 1977, Known mineral deposits of the Brooks Range, Alaska: US Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-166C, 41 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
DeYoung, J.H., Jr., 1978, Mineral resources map of the Chandalar quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-878-B, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 17-NOV-1999 | J.M. Britton | U.S. Geological Survey |