Amy Creek #2 Prospect, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Amy Creek #2 Prospect | Prospect |
| Nizina Mining District | Mining District |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 0' 17'' North , 143° 38' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
196268
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:196268:3
GUID (UUID V4):
57f8f670-0812-4d5d-9aa5-05829dceba8e
The locality is in the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve.
Location: This prospect is on lower Amy Creek, a north tributary to the North Fork Bremner River. It is at an elevation of about 2,200 feet in the NE 1/4 of section 16, T. 10 S., R. 10 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is National Park Service locality WRST-192 (unpublished data); the latitude and longitude for this record were provided by the National Park Service.
Geology: An unpublished National Park Service map and accompanying database identify this locality as a copper lode prospect. Bedrock in this area is part of the Cretaceous Valdez Group flysch, which locally contains intercalated metavolcanic rocks (MacKevett, 1978).
Age: Cretaceous or younger based on the age of the rocks in the vicinity.
Commodities (Major) - Cu
Development Status: None
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Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | MC183 |
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