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Chip Loy

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Nickel
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185825
MRDS ID A015040
MAS/MILS ID 0020740016
Record type Site
Current site name Chip Loy
Alternate or previous names Unnamed Occurrence
Related records 10002603

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -154.38613, 62.16616 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Location accuracy 100(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 024 N 028 W 15 C W2SE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Secondary
Copper Primary
Nickel Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bravoite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -154.38613, 62.16616
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Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 910912

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mc Grath District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 1,000,000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.3 wt-pct Copper Major 1985
    Nickel Ni 0.6 wt-pct Nickel Major 1985
    Cobalt Co 0.06 wt-pct Cobalt Minor 1985

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0020740016
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A015040 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GR26 pp. 1, 8

  • Deposit

    GR26 pp. 8, 16

  • Deposit

    MF379

  • Deposit

    OF76-485 pp. 72, 86

  • Deposit

    OF77-169A

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. D-22

  • Deposit

    ADGGS PDF 85-54

Comments on the references

  • ROBERTS, 1982, UNPB. USBM FIELD NOTES FOLEY, 1987, UNPB. USBM FIELD REPORT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO ALASKA KARDEX.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-SEP-1991 Neb / Djb U.S. Bureau of Mines