Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - HE149; north of upper Schist Creek), Bonnifield Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - HE149; north of upper Schist Creek) | - not defined - |
| Bonnifield Mining District | Mining District |
| Denali Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 28' 19'' North , 148° 36' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cantwell | 219 (2011) | 19.0km |
| McKinley Park | 185 (2014) | 32.6km |
| Healy | 1,021 (2018) | 46.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
200774
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:200774:1
GUID (UUID V4):
fb08c339-81c0-4fe6-abc0-273104183a85
Location: This occurrence is at an elevation of about 4,500 feet, on a north-south ridge north of, and perpendicular to, upper Schist Creek. The map site is in the NW1/4 of sec. 1, T. 17 S., R. 6 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate to within 1500 feet. This is location 9 of Clark and Cobb (1972).
Geology: The country rocks in the area of this occurrence are the Paleocene Cantwell Formation which consists of terrigenous sedimentary rocks, including a few thin coal beds, and Eocene-Oligocene granitic plutons that intrude the Cantwell (Wilson and others, 1998). The occurrence consists of unspecified copper, molybdenum and silver minerals in the granitic rocks (Clark and Cobb, 1972).
Workings: There has been surface exploration only.
Age: Probably Eocene-Oligocene.
Commodities (Major) - Ag, Cu, Mo
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Porphyry Cu-Mo(?) (Cox and Singer, 1986; 21a)
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