Alaska
Prospect

Unnamed (northeast of upper Shotgun Creek)

Alaska, United States
CopperGoldSilverPlatinumChromium
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Silver
SecondaryPlatinum, Chromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chromite
Geology
AlterationSerpentinite of ultramafic hostrocks.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10000731
MRDS IDA011370
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates63.06958, -149.86282
References
Hawley, C.C., and Clark, A.L., 1974, Geology and mineral deposits of the upper Chulitna district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 758-B, p. 1-47, 2 sheets, scale 1:12,000 and 1:48,000.Kurtak, J.M., Balen, M.D., and Fechner, S.A., 1988, Results of 1987 Bureau of Mines investigations in the Valdez Creek mining district, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 43-88, 132 p., 2 sheets.Balen, M.D., 1990, Geochemical sampling results from the Bureau of Mines Investigations in the Valdez Creek mining district, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 34-90, 218 p., 2 plates, scale 1:250,000.Hawley, C.C., Clark, A.L., Herdrick, M.A., and Clark, S.H.B., 1969, Results of geological and geochemical investigations in an area northwest of the Chulitna River, central Alaska Range: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 617, 19 p.