Deposit ID | 10001732 |
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MRDS ID | A012516 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Hungry Group |
Geographic coordinates: | -147.44335, 68.15977 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | Site is at an elevation of about 3,900 ft. between the Middle Fork Chandalar and Wind rivers approximately 9 miles east of the mouth of Beaucoup Creek (north-center sec. 11, T. 15 S., R. 20 E., of the Umiat Meridian). Location accurate within 1-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 |
Pyrite | Ore |
Quartz | Gangue |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
Rock unit name | Skajit Limestone;Beaucoup Formation; Brown Shale Member And Limestone Member |
Rock description | Skajit Limestone;Beaucoup Formation; Brown Shale Member And Limestone Member |
(1) | -147.44335, 68.15977 |
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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 | A012516 | |
USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | PS001 |
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.
Barker, J.C., 1978, Mineral Investigations of certain lands in the eastern Brooks Range: a summary report: US Bureau of Mines Open-File No. 63-78
Menzie, W.D., Reiser, H.N., Brosgi, W.P., and Detterman, R.L., 1985, Map showing distribution of mineral resources (excepting oil and gas) in the Philip Smith Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Investigations Map MF-879-C, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Maas, K.M., 1987, Availability of land for Mineral exploration and development in northern Alaska, 1986: U.S. Bureau of Mines Special Publication, 34 p., 33 sheets.
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 17-NOV-1999 | J.M. Britton | U.S. Geological Survey |