Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsAzurite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone
AlterationThere is local oxidation of copper minerals.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10002768
MRDS IDA015231
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates65.04977, -142.6628
References
Clark, S.H.B., and Foster, H.L., 1971, Geochemical and geological reconnaissance in the Seventymile River area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1315, 21 p.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Charley River quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-390, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Charley River and Coleen quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-632, 45 p.Dover, J.A., and Miyaoka, R.T., 1988, Reinterpreted geologic map and fossil data, Charley River quadrangle, east-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2004, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.