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Pyrite from
Golden Zone Mine, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golden Zone Mine, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:581402
Long-form Identifier:1:3:581402:2
GUID (UUID V4):78e51769-4769-44c9-bc9a-269d952d680f
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.1km (0.1 miles) Little Vein; Little Lead Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) East Vein Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) Mayflower Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) Lindfors Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) Bunkhouse Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) Silverdikes Occurrence, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) Copper King; Hector Group Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - HE048; upper Blind Creek area), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) Banner Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) Riverside Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
References
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Report (issue)
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION TRAVERSED BY THE ALASKA RAILROAD. By STEPHEN R. CAPPS. INTRODUCTION. ...bridge across Tanana Kiver, in March, 1923, the Alaska Railroad, begun in 1915, was opened for direct...Pacific coast, and Fairbanks, in the heart of central Alaska, a distance of 468 miles (fig. 1). Rarely has ...showing location of the region traversed by the Alaska Railroad. the construction of a railroad of this...in transporting pas73 74 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1922. sengers and freight to the basins of these
Report (issue)
GOLD LODE MINING IN THE WILLOW CREEK DISTRICT. By STEPHEN R. CAPPS. INTRODUCTION. Gold mining in the Willow...Willow Creek district in 1917 was confined to the exploitation of the quartz lodes, from which almost...gold recovered from this area was gained by placer mining, the workable placers were soon exhausted, and...mines. Two of these mines, the Gold Bullion and the Alaska Free Gold, have been in operation for many years...produced the bulk of the output of the district. The Independence mine, which has for years been a producer
Report (volume)
Mendenhall, Director Bulletin 907 GEOLOGY OF THE ALASKA RAILROAD REGION BY STEPHEN R. CAPPS UNITED STATES..._-._.. Cook Inlet-Susitna lowland.-----_----__--_---.-_---_-,-_-__ Copper-Susitna lowland._------------..._------------..___-..._.--_.-.-.-._ Alaska Range.______.___------__----_-_-__--_-_-__________ Tanana-Kuskokwim..._-_-_-.-_-_.--.------------__-------._--_..-._ The Alaska Railroad.__.____.___-_-______.______-__.___.._...history of the Talkeetna region._____________________ Alaska Range._______________ _________________________________
Report (issue)
Director °\ Bulletin 880 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN 1935 ...separate publication] Page (A) Mineral industry of Alaska in 1935, by P. S. Smith (published in March 1937)...in January 1938). Ill (D) The Eska Creek coal deposits, Matanuska Valley, by Ralph Tuck (published in...publications on Alaska..___0n back of plate 1 ILLUSTRATIONS Page PLATB 1. Map of Alaska, showing areas...covered by selected available reports and maps of Alaska.._-______----___________ In pocket 2. Reconnaissance
Report (issue)
HAKEINGTON. SUMMARY OF MINING OPERATIONS. t A resume of the history of tin mining in Alaska up to 1914 has been...his report. Stream tin was first found on Buhner Creek, a tributary of Anikovik River, in 1900, and there...since 1902. In 1911 a dredge was installed on Buck Creek which has been in operation each season since. Two...following season. A second dredge was installed on Buck Creek in 1915 and has worked each summer since that date...hull in 1916 and installed on a dredge on Swanson Creek, a tributary of Agiapuk Eiver. The hull was carried
Report (volume)
Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska By HENRY C. BERG and EDWARD H. COBB . G E O L O G I C A L S...A n inventory of the mines and )- grosfiects of Alaska and their ' f geologic settings UNITED STATES...acknowledgments--- - - - - - ----- - - - -- - -- 4 Alaska Peninsula region- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Cook Inlet-Susitna River region- - - - - - - - - - - _ --- - - - -...- - - _ - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - 16 Redoubt district--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Report (issue)
developed, the deposit will be mined by underground mining methods. The deposit is part of lands owned by...placer gold mine operations on the Eureka and Mary's bench depositsin the Koyukuk-Nolan district of northern...northern Alaska. The center nugget weighs 41.35 ounces (1,286 grams) and is unofficially the tenth largest...(Photo by Tom Bundtzen) Top right: The Valdez Creek placer gold mine, 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Cantwell...Cantwell, has been Alaska's largest gold mine for ten of the last eleven years, and it is one of the largest
Report (volume)
QuadraQgle, Alaska Interpretation of Reconnaissance Geochemical Data from the Healy Quadrangle, Alaska By THOMAS...reconnaissance geochemical data from the Healy quadrangle, Alaska I by Thomas D. Ught, Richard B. Tripp, and Harley...no.: I 19.3:1894 1. Geology-Alaska-Healy Region. 2. Geochemistry-Alaska-Healy Region. I. Tripp, A. B...of geochemical data from the Healy quadrangle, Alaska. CONTENTS Introduction 1 Regional geologic setting...Big Grizzly Creek area 9 Tertiary Nenana Gravel and coal-bearing rocks 9 Chulitna district 9 10 Honolulu
Report (volume)
separate publication ) (A) Mineral industry of Alaska in 1936, by P. S. Smith (published in March 1938)...--_----------------------------------------_1 (B) 'The Valdez Creek mining district in 1936, by Ralph Tuck (published in...publications on Alaska. _ _ _ _ _ On back of plate 1 ILLUSTRATIONS Page PLATE 1. Map of Alaska, showing areas...and maps of Alaska.___________________________ In pocket 2. Sketch map of Fortymile district, showing location...gold placer-mining operations.____--__-__-______-_-__--_---_160 3. Sketch map of Eagle district, showing
Report (issue)
Department of Energy As mandated by Section 1011 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public...Department of Energy As mandated by Section 1011 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public...activity in precious metals •••••••.•••••••• Placer mining for precious metals..................................................... 6. Status of Level III Alaska Mineral Resources Assessment Progrmn studies, January...Tin, tantalum, and (or) niobium occurrences in Alaska ••••••••••••••••• 8. Areas of important industry
Report (issue)
Division of Mining & Water Management FRONT COVER Top left: From late 199] to 1993 Cambior Alaska Inc. constructed...Phase one channeled the stream around the open-pit mine operations. During the stream diversion the company...flow, and fish populations. When the mine closed, Valdez Creek was diverted back to its original location...excavation work on Pit A-8 of Valdez Creek gold mine operated by Cambior Alaska Inc. as it appeared in early...early August 1994. From 1984 to 1995 Cambior Alaska and previous operators produced 459,162 ounces (14
Report (issue)
Development Division of Mining & Water Management FRONT COVER Top: Ryan Lode Mine gold recovery plant and...investigates a silver prospect in the Chulitna mining district during a DGGS mapping project in July 1997...(left) and Jim Vohden (right) of the Alaska Division of Mining & Water Management, and Bronwen Wang of...marks ore zone on face in the Greens Creek Mine on Admiralty Island west of Juneau, Alaska. Photo by...ip nw si 9" K.H. Clautice + ee J.L. Nauman Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Geological
Report (issue)
NONMETALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN EASTERN SOUTHERN ALASKA TO ACCOMPANY OPEN-FILE MAP 77-169A This report...NONMETALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN EASTERN SOUTHERN ALASKA (To accompany open-file map 77-169A) By E. M....eastern southern Alaska. The table and accompanying map -are part of the Regional Alaska Minerals Resource...Resource Assessment Program (RAMRAP).for. southern Alaska. They are based on an extensive literature search...Geological Survey and information derived from the Alaska Minerals Resource Appraisal Program (AMRAP) were
Report (issue)
ON AN APPRAISAL OF THE URANIUM POSSIBILITIES OF ALASKA* By Helmuth Wedow9 Max G 0 White, and Robert M0...authors 7 opinions of the uranium possibilities of Alaska through March 1951 S the date of the completion...Seward Peninsula-Kobuk region ............ York district .................. Lost River area ................ Uranium possibilities of the York district . Nome district .................. . Uranium- possibilities...possibilities ........... Council district ................ Uranium possibilities- ........... Pairhaven and
Report (issue)
only a few localities. Those of the Mount Eielson district are described by Moffit in an accompanying paper...is approached at its eastern edge by way of the Alaska Railroad, built a,nd operated by the Federal Government...park here covers a complete section' across the Alaska Range and offers a great variety of scenery, from...glacier-filled valleys of 219 220 MINERAL BESOtmOES OF ALASKA, 1930 the main divide to the open valleys and...penetrated to this rather inaccessible portion of Alaska up to the end of the Russian occupa- PIGURE 6
Report (volume)
Metalliferous Lode Deposits and Placer Districts of Alaska By WARREN j. NOKLEBERG, THOMAS K. BUNDTZEN, HENRY...metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1786 Bibliography...No.: 119.3:1786 1. Placer deposits-Alaska. 2. Ore deposits-Alaska. I. Nokleberg, Warren j. II. Series...COVER Mill buildings at Kennecott, Alaska. The Kennecott district Cu-Ag mines in the Wrangell Mountains...deposit description for Kennecott district (number 30 for southern Alaska). Copyrighted drawing used by permission
Report (issue)
SURVEY Geological Survey Open-File Reports for Alaska: 1938 - 1985 by Susan E. Booth, Open-File Report...of U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Reports for Alaska: 1938 through I 985.............................. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORTS FOR ALASKA: 1938 - 1985 By Susan E . Booth INTRODUCTION...1766 U.S. Geological Survey OpenFile Reports on Alaska was compiled and repeatedly updated over about...their listing for the state of Alaska. Inquiries may be addressed to: District Chief, Water Resources Division
Report (issue)
Department of Energy, as mandated by Section 1011 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public...Bureau of Mines, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys...Department of Energy, as mandated by Section 1011 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public...Geological Survey 17 National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska 17 Gas hydrates 17 Petroleum potential of the eastern...eastern Brooks Range Interior basins of Alaska 18 Bureau of Land Management 18 Fish and Wildlife Service
Report (issue)
SURVEY Metallogeny and Major Mineral Deposits of Alaska by 1 Thomas K. BundtzenS 7 Henry C. Berg 0"3 ,...endorsement by the U.S.G.S. ' U.S. Geological Survey ^ Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys...unpublished data on metalliferous mineral deposits of Alaska, and on recent and older published articles and... universities, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys... Andersen, Resource Associates of Alaska, Inc., Fairbanks, Alaska Roger P. Ashley, U.S. Geological Survey
Report (issue)
and Mineral Deposits of the Upper Chulitna District, Alaska GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 758-B...and Mineral Deposits of the Upper Chulitna District, Alaska· By C. C. HAWLEY and ALLEN L. CLARK GEOLOGY...UPPER CHULITNA AND YENTNA DISTRICTS, SOUTaCENTRAL, ALASKA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER UNITED...near Costello Creek ··------·-------··-----··----------··-----------·- 26 Costello Creek occurrence--...occurrence----··-----····---·------------·---------- 26 Camp Creek occurrence ··----···----··-·----·---·----·--·----···-··
Report (volume)
of Metallic and Nonmetallic Mineral Deposits of Alaska Compiled From Published Reports of Federal and...of metallic and nonmetallic mineral deposits of Alaska, compiled from published reports of Federal and...resources Indexes. 2. Mines' and mineral resources Alaska. I. Kachadoorian, Reuben, 1921-, rjoint author...quadrangle..___________-_-__-_____-___-_-_-________--_ Valdez quadrangle.____________________________________________...investigations__________________---_-_----____-__ Territory of Alaska Department of Mines pamphlets____________--_ 360
Book (volume)
THE GEOLOGY OF ALASKA The Geology of North America 'll L *• / ^ X, ^x /yj 5*? ^^vrA. j /X XxT &...Geology of North America Volume G-l The Geology of Alaska Edited by George Plafker U.S. Geological Survey...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Geology of Alaska / edited by George Plafker and Henry C. Berg, p...educational advancement. 1. Geology—Alaska. 2. Mines and mineral resources—Alaska. I. Plafker, George, 1929. II...north from over the Chaix Hills along the Gulf of Alaska. Bedded marine Tertiary rocks of the Yakutat terrane
Report (issue)
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PREPARED IN COLLABORATION WITH ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS...NORTHEASTERN RUSSIA METALLOGENESIS OF MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE RUSSIAN NORTHEAST By Warren J. Noklebergl...and Richard D. Koch 1 1-U.S. Geological Survey ^-Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys...OPEN-FILE REPORT 93-339 PREPARED IN COLLABORATION WITH ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS...LODE DEPOSITS AND PLACER DISTRICTS FOR MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE RUSSIAN NORTHEAST By Warren J. Nokleberg1
Report (issue)
SURVEY Pb-isotope data base for sulfides from Alaska, March, 1987 by S. E. Church*, M. H. Delevaux...Bibliography -for Alaska. ........................... 3O ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1. Regions of Alaska used in this...report.............. 2 Figure 2. Mining regions and districts of Alaska............. 3 TABLES Table 1...from northern Alaska.. 8 Table 2. Pb-isotope data from sulfides from west-central Alaska...............Pb isotope data from sulfides from east-central Alaska..............................................
Report (issue)
Chulitna District, Alaska Occurrences of Gold and Other Metals in the Upper Chulitna District, Alaska...----------------------------Colorado Creek area- ---------------------------Golden Zone area -----------------------------Breccia...------------------Blind Creek area- -----------------------------Long Creek area- ------------------...Index map showing location of the upper Chulitna district - - 2. Map showing the location of four mineralized...upper Chulitna district -------------------3. Generalized geologic map of the Colorado Creek area ----4.
 
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