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Porphyry copper prospect in Alaska, United States

Names and other identifiers

GMRAP ID 1
Alternate names Victor, Eva
Tract name Brooks Range (003pCu5008)
Site status prospect

Geographic location

Country United States
State or province Alaska
Geographic location -149.333333333, 67.633333333
Geologic map unit -149.333333333, 67.633333333
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Geologic information

Deposit type Porphyry copper
Age (Ma) 390Ma
Age determination method unknown
Age range 390 Ma
Age reference Singer and others (2008)
Minerals bornite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, magnetite
Associated rocks granodiorite porphyry, granite, granodiorite, marble, schist
Tectonic setting mixed
Stratigraphic age Devonian

Commodity and development information

Development status Prospect
Major commodities Cu
Gold-Moly ratio -9999

Reference information

Comments Incomplete drilling has 20 Mt at 0.15% Cu.
Study area name United States
References DeYoung (1978); Nokleberg and others (1987); Singer and others (2008); Singer and others (2005)
Site reference U.S. Geological Survey National Mineral Resource Assessment Team (2002)
DeYoung, J.H., Jr., 1978, Mineral resources map of the Chandalar quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 878-B, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000. (Also available at http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Prodesc/proddesc_4079.htm.)Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Berg, H.C., Brew, D.A., Grybeck, D., Robinson, M.S., Smith, T.E., and Yeend, W., 1987, Significant metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1786, 104 p. (Also available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/1786/report.pdf.)Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C., 2005, Porphyry copper deposits of the world—Database, map, and grade and tonnage models: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 2005-1060, [9] p. and digital data, accessed December 31, 2013, at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1060/.Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C., 2008, Porphyry copper deposits of the world—Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155, [45] p. and digital data, accessed December 31, 2013, at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2008/1155/.