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Baggage

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308367
Record type Site
Current site name Baggage

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -141.10262, 63.66976 (WGS84)
Relative position Baggage prospect is located within a large block of claims that cover about 8 square miles; it is about one mile west of the Canadian border, in the NW 1/4 section 26, T. 23 N., R. 22 E., of the Copper River Meridian. Latitude and longitude given above correspond to the approximate center of the claims. McElfish Creek runs through the middle of the area. The location is accurate to within 1/2 mile.
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 79
USGS model code 21a
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu-Mo
Mark3 model number 2

Nearby scientific data

(1) -141.10262, 63.66976
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Baggage prospect was staked in the 1970's by Cities Services Mineral Corporation, and was considered a possible porphyry-Cu prospect (David Hedderly-Smith, oral communication, 1998). The regional geology of the area is mapped as Paleozoic-Precambrian biotite gneiss and amphibolite- grade schist (Foster, 1970). The prospect lies within the eastern Yukon-Tanana Y1 subterrane (Foster and Keith, 1994).
  • Age = Likely to be one of three ages of porphyry mineralization -- 90 to 100 Ma, 70 Ma, or 55 Ma -- based on dates from other porphyry prospects in the Yukon-Tanana terrane.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Mining district

District name Fortymile

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Surface exploration.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF TC003

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Foster, H.L., 1970, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Tanacross quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geological Investigations Map I-593, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Foster, H.L., and Keith, T.E.C., 1994, Geology of the Yukon-Tanana area of east-central Alaska: in Plafker, G. and Berg, H.C., eds, The geology of North America, vol. G-1, The geology of Alaska: Geological Society of America, p. 205-240.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = This description

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Porphyry Cu? (Cox and Singer, 1986, model 21a)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-APR-99 Cameron, C.E. Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys