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Unnamed (west-southwest of Reds Lake)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001410
MRDS ID A012155
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (west-southwest of Reds Lake)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -148.97335, 67.80973 (WGS84)
Relative position This site is at an elevation of about 4,700 feet, approximately 10 miles west-southwest of Reds Lake (SE1/4 sec. 31, T. 35 N., R. 6 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian). This site corresponds to loc. 77 in DeYoung (1978). The location is accurate within a 1/2-mile radius.
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Material = Unspecified copper sulfides and/or malachite-azurite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Hunt Fork Shale;Skajit Limestone;Hunt Fork Shale;Hunt Fork Shale
    Rock description Hunt Fork Shale;Skajit Limestone;Hunt Fork Shale;Hunt Fork Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -148.97335, 67.80973
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This occurrence consists of Cu sulfides and/or malachite-azurite stains near the contact between Devonian Hunt Fork Shale and Skajit Limestone (DeYoung, 1978). A greenstone body is mapped within the Hunt Fork Shale south of the Cu occurrence. No other information is available.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Chandalar

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A012155
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF CH096

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Brosgi, W.P., and Reiser, H.N., 1964, Geologic map and section of the Chandalar quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map 1-375, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Chandalar quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-457, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Chandalar and Wiseman quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-340, 205 p.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., and Cruz, E.L., 1983, Summaries of data and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Chandalar quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-278, 91 p.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Brosgi and Reiser, 1964

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Other Comments = the Jim-Montana prospect (CH095) and Mowgli-Sher Khan prospect (CH094) prospects are a few miles east of this prospect.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-1999 J.M. Britton U.S. Geological Survey