Alaska
Prospect

Unnamed (upper Amy Creek)

Alaska, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock · Hasen Creek Formation
Associated rockGabbro
AlterationOxidation of copper minerals (?)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10001069
MRDS IDA011751
Alternate namesAmy Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.70855, -143.85253
References
Moffit, F.H., and Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1923, The Kotsina-Kuskulana district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 745, 149 p.Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1976, Mineral deposits and occurrences in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-773-B, scale 1:250,000.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Smith, J.G., Jones, D.L., and Winkler, G.R., 1978, Geologic map of the McCarthy C-8 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1418, scale 1:63,360.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Smith, J.G., Jones, D.L., and Winkler, G.R., 1978, Geologic map of the McCarthy C-8 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1418, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.