Alaska
Prospect

Surprise Creek

Alaska, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone
Associated rockGreenstone · Nikolai Greenstone;Chitina Valley Batholith; Granodiorite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10093998
MRDS IDA011759
Alternate namesLaddie, Sheehan, Hubbard
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates61.74077, -143.81364
References
Moffit, F.H., and Maddren, A.G., 1909, Mineral resources of the Kotsina-Chitina region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 374, 103 p.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.