Old Glory-Seattle Creek Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Tungsten

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002921
MRDS ID A015412
Record type Site
Current site name Old Glory-Seattle Creek Prospect
Related records 10257491

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.58629, 65.01911 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 13 AIR MILES NORTH OF FAIRBANKS.
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-413, LOC. 18, 19. DEPOSIT ON THE WEST SIDE OF SEATTLE CREEK ABOUT 2.5 MILES S 65 W FROM THE SUMMIT OF PEDRO DOME. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Pedro Dome Intrusive
    Rock description Pedro Dome Intrusive
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.58629, 65.01911

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDROCK METAMORPHOSED BY PEDRO DOME INTRUSIVE TO NE. A TONGUE OF GRANODIORITE, WHICH IS THE WESTERN EXTENSION OF THE INTRUSIVE, OUTCROPS A FEW HUNDRED FEET TO THE NORTH OF THE DEPOSIT. CLEAVAGE OF METAMORPHIC ROCK STRIKES N 10 E AND DIPS 25 E.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Bob Leslie And Frank Hawks

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on development

  • DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF AN OPEN CUT THAT IS 20 FT. LONG AND TRENDS E-W.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A015412

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-413 (A-2), LOC. 18, 19

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 1024-I, P. 206, 209-210

  • Deposit

    ALASKA DEPT. OF MINES PAMPHLET NO. 2, P. 23, 1943.

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 4174, P. 5, 26-27.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTACT-METAMORPHIC DEPOSIT OF FINELY DISSEMINATED SCHEELITE IN QUARTZ-MICA SCHIST AND QUARTZITE NEAR TONGUE OF LARGER GRANODIORITE INTRUSIVE BODY; SMALL GRANODIORITE DIKE UNCOVERED IN PROSPECT PIT. MINERALIZED ZONE 3 TO 4.5 FT. THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 20-SEP-1994 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey PARSED OUT HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK TYPES, AGES, UNIT NAMES, AND UNIT AGES.