Deposit ID | 10001969 |
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MRDS ID | A012812 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Unnamed (Christian Creek) |
Geographic coordinates: | -165.18858, 64.79262 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | The prospect is near the forks on the south side of the canyon of Christian Creek at an elevation of about 500 feet. Christian Creek is an east tributary to upper Nome River. It is locality 33 of Hummel (1962 [MF 248]), and locality 41 of Hummel (1975) and included in locality 31 of Cobb (1972 [MF 463], 1978 [OFR 78-93]). The prospect is located within about 1,000 feet of the coordinates. |
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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 |
Quartz | Gangue |
(1) | -165.18858, 64.79262 |
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Development status | Prospect |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
District name | Nome |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012812 | |
USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | NM074 |
Hummel, C.L., 1962, Preliminary geologic map of the Nome D-1 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-248, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Nome quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-463, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Hummel, C.L., 1975, Mineral deposits and occurrences, and associated altered rocks, in southwest Seward Peninsula, western Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-2, 1 sheet, scale 1:125,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Nome quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File report 78-93, 213 p.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | Model Name = Carbonate-hosted, copper-bearing silica-rich rock. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 22-OCT-99 | Hawley, C.C. | Hawley Resource Group | |
Reporter | 22-OCT-99 | Travis L. Hudson | Hawley Resource Group |