Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
AlterationPossible development of silica-rich layers; formation of white mica; bleaching of marble; oxidation.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10001969
MRDS IDA012812
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates64.79262, -165.18858
References
Hummel, C.L., 1962, Preliminary geologic map of the Nome D-1 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-248, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Nome quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-463, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.Hummel, C.L., 1975, Mineral deposits and occurrences, and associated altered rocks, in southwest Seward Peninsula, western Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-2, 1 sheet, scale 1:125,000.Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Nome quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File report 78-93, 213 p.