Devine Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Devine Mine | Mine |
Nizina Mining District | Mining District |
Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 24' 14'' North , 143° 7' 33'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
197197
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:197197:5
GUID (UUID V4):
7a6ff2a0-f668-42d6-9090-1f402daa811a
The locality is in the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve.
Location: An unpublished National Park Service map locates this mine on the north side of the McCarthy road. The mine is approximately located at an elevation of about 1,700 feet on an unnamed west tributary to Tractor Creek. It is in about the center of the north boundary of section 36, T. 5 S., R. 12 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is National Park Service locality WRST-173 and the latitude and longitude for his record were provided by the National Park Service.
Geology: An unpublished National Park Service map and accompanying database identify this locality as a placer gold mine. Quaternary glaciofluvial deposits cover bedrock throughout this area (MacKevett, 1978).
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined.
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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Link to USGS - Alaska: | MC130 |
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North America
- Wrangell MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Wrangellia DomainDomain
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