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Sphalerite from
Erie Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Erie Mine, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:580255
Long-form Identifier:1:3:580255:5
GUID (UUID V4):984cdcad-f795-498e-900b-581608767845
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.9km (1.8 miles) Mother Lode Mine, Kennecott, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) Bonanza Mine (Kennicott Mine; Erie; Jumbo; Mother Lode; Kennecott unpatented claims), Kennecott, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
4.3km (2.6 miles) Jumbo Mine, Kennecott, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) Kennecott, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
53.3km (33.1 miles) Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC039; head of Rock Creek), Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC116; north shoulder of Nelson Mountain), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
55.6km (34.6 miles) O'Hara Prospect, Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
58.0km (36.0 miles) Silver Star Prospect, Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
61.0km (37.9 miles) Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - NB056; west of upper Cross Creek), Chisana Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
62.3km (38.7 miles) Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - NB055; northeast of upper Cross Creek), Chisana Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
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Report (issue)
MINING IN THE LOWER COPPER RIVER BASIN, By FRED H. MOFFIT. COPPER MINING IN CHITINA VALLEY. INTRODUCTION...activity of the copper market is reflected in the district by increased interest in prospecting for copper...detail.. The copper ores of the district extending from Kotsina River to Nizina are chiefly bornite, chalcopyrite...copper minerals 155 156 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1916. have been found in the limestone (Chitistone)...the principal metal that has been sought in this district, silver has been found at one locality, where
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75 )'1.1)+%#. 5748';  5GSWKO 9CUJKPIVQP Alaska Resource Data File McCarthy quadrangle Descriptions...mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska. o o o o o o o o Distribution of mineral...occurrences in the McCarthy 1:250,000-scale quadrangle, Alaska This and related reports are accessible through...the U.S. Government. OPEN-FILE REPORT 03-404 Alaska Resource Data File MC001 Site name(s): Unnamed...Status: Inactive Workings/exploration: Page 2 Alaska Resource Data File MC001 Only limited surface
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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- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -...- - - _ - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - 16 Redoubt district--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---20 Valdez Creek district_--. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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NONMETALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THE McCARTHY QUADRANGLE, ALASKA Compiled by Edward H. Cobb and Edward M. MacKevett...Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Mines, and State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys...the mineral resources of the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska. The references listed are selected in the sense...Mines and many annual and biennial reports of the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys...commodities present (listed alphabetically); the mining district (Ransome and Kerns, 1954 (IC 7679)) in which
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High-Grade Copper Orebodies of the Kennecott District, Alaska Jason B. Price,†,1,* Murray W. Hitzman,1 Eric...Denver, Colorado 80225 Abstract The Kennecott district, Alaska, contained three important copper-(silver)...copper-(silver) orebodies, Bonanza-Mother Lode, Jumbo, and Erie, and numerous other small occurrences. From 1911 to...the Kennecott district in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park of eastern-southern Alaska (Bateman and...Lasky (1932). Little work was conducted in the area after mine closure in 1938 until the late 1960s and 1970s
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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
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COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE KOTSINA-KUSKULANA DISTRICT ALASKA BY RALPH E. VAN ALSTINE AND ROBERT F. BLACK...INTRODUCTION BY FRED H. MOFFIT Mineral resources of Alaska, 1943 and 1944 (Pages 121-141) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...FIGURE 20. Sketch map of Alaska, showing the location of the KotsinaKuskulana .district. _______-__________--_-_--______--_-...Russian exploration along the Pacific Coast of Alaska, but it was not the object of special search until...body of the Kennecott mine and to many other mines and prospects throughout the area. In early days the
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GEOLOGY OF THE CHITINA VALLEY AND ADJACENT AREA ALASKA BY FRED H. MOFFIT UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...----___--_-__-_-_______-_-------__ Chitistone and Nizina limestones__-_------_-_---_-__ McCarthy shale_...reconnaissance map of the Chitina Valley and adjacent area-----.-.. _______________________________ In pocket...glacier opposite the mouth of Frederika Creek and the Nizina River___________________________________________...lower Skolai Creek; B, View of the west side of Nizina Valley from a point about 1 mile north of the Chitistone
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Bulletin 933-B GEOLOGY OF THE NUTZOTIN MOUNTAINS, ALASKA BY FRED H. MOFFIT With a section on the IGNEOUS...NABESNA BY RUSSELL G. WAYLAND Mineral resources of Alaska, 1940 Pages 103-199 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING... CONTENTS Page Geology of the Nutzotin Mountains, Alaska, by F. H. Moffit.--_--_---_ Abstract__________...__________________________________ _____________ Location of the area-_-_-__------_-_~-___--____-_______-__ Previous ...district__.________.____________________ Chisana area......___________9_.__________________ Notch and
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MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1925 MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1925 By FRED H. MOFFIT INTRODUCTION...in the investigation of the mineral resources of Alaska, describing the mineral deposits, and presenting...prompt publication of notes on the more important mining developments of the year and of the principal results...investigations which may be of immediate use to the mining public. The papers included in this volume are...report on the geology and mineral resources of a district makes possible its publication with much greater
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Introduction 2 Purpose and scope - 2 Study area - 3 Work methods - 3 Geologic setting 4 Descriptions...map. 2 2. West face of Green Butte. 2 3. Nizina River outcrop. 2 4. Stratigraphic correlation...Limestone from the Donoho Peak section 74A-4T and the Nizina River section 74A-7T. 8. 7 Photomicrographs...Photomicrographs of the Chitistone Limestone from the . Nizina River section 74A-7T and the Green Butte section 74A-3T...Photomicrographs of the Chitistone Limestone from the Nizina River section 74A-7T. 13. Photograph of Bonanza
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LODE MINING AND PROSPECTING ON SEWARD PENINSULA. By J. B. MERTIE, Jr. INTRODUCTION. The lodes of Seward...most part undeveloped. The Big Hurrah mine, in the Solomon district, produced gold from 1903 to 1907 but...been made from the Sliscovich mine, on Manila Creek, in the Nome district, but these were more in the nature...development is still in the stage of prospecting. Lode mining of some of the semiprecious and base metals, however...published later. GOLD. SLISCOVICH. The Sliscovich mine, near the head of Manila Creek, has been described
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and placer districts for the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera, by Warren J. Nokleberg...deposits and placer districts of the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the Canadian Cordillera. The report provides...Format) formats, and the mineral-deposit and placer district tables in dBase 3/4, FileMaker Pro 2.0, and tab-delineated...ACADEMY OF SCIENCES GEOLOGICAL COMMITTEE OF RUSSIA ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS...AND PLACER DISTRICTS FOR THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST, ALASKA, AND THE CANADIAN CORDILLERA By Warren J. Nokleberg1
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northward through British Columbia to northwestern Alaska. Although the central theme was invariably concerned...detailed investigations of single ore deposits, or of mining districts, to large-scale regional syntheses,...Drenchwater Creek areas, northwestern Brooks Range, Alaska I. M. Lange, University of Montana W. J. Nokleberg...Drenchwater Creek areas, northwestern Brooks Range, Alaska, 1 MacKevett, E. J., Jr., Armstrong, A. K., Potter...Kennecott-type copper deposits, Wrangell Mountains, Alaska an update and summary (abs.)» 6 Marshall, Brian
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Flagstaff, in Coconino County, a pineforested volcanic area. The elevation is around 7,000 ft. with the San...a lot of limestone outcroppings but most of the area is covered with volcanic cinder. On former trips...tourists, one of whom, a rockhound from the Los Angeles area, brought a specimen to the Museum. As a result,...good deal of collecting during the weekends. "At a mine east of Leadville (Lake Co.). Colo., almost at the...are reported from only one mine at Mackay, Idaho. Also found at this mine are malachite, azurite, cuprite
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Mendenhall, Director Bulletin 907 GEOLOGY OF THE ALASKA RAILROAD REGION BY STEPHEN R. CAPPS UNITED STATES...Copper-Susitna lowland._------------..___-..._.--_.-.-.-._ Alaska Range.______.___------__----_-_-__--_-_-__________..._-_-_-.-_-_.--.------------__-------._--_..-._ The Alaska Railroad.__.____.___-_-______.______-__.___.._...history of the Talkeetna region._____________________ Alaska Range._______________ _________________________________...123 128 130 Summary of geologic history of the Alaska Range______--_--_- 130 Yukon-Tanana region._
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Japan/ Munich, Germany Laguna Beach, California, USA tel: +1 949 494 5155 / info@kristalle.com The ...The Garnet Ledge almandine deposit near Wrangell, Alaska ..............685 by W. E. Wilson The Peter L....$324/three years, (Canada) $196/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $275 for one year Subscription...Donovan (2020) SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS Houston Area Mineral Society (HAMS) (2009–2020) Mineral Association... Company, another shipping firm serving major American mining and chemical companies. The company ceased operations
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YEAR 1687"—DAVID T. DAY, CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF MINING STATISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...and consump tion, or better and cheaper means of mining, extraction, and convey ance to market, may in...correspondence has been carried on with geologists, mining engineers, and other local authorities, and various...row mines. Jefferson county; Horse Creek mines, Cordova, York, Coal valley, Day's gap, Patt-m, Coroua,...Fayette Court-house, Fayette county, and near Gold Mine in Marion county. These localities are at a distance
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• Every space is located in the selling market area. Public toilets, water supply, two restaurants &...and minerals. Much attention has been given to the area of Western Pennsylvania with a sampling of other...Cornwall mines and those of French Creek, the Grace Mine and the Kibblehouse Quarry. Articles on several...adularia, pyrite, pyrrhotite, quartz, rutile, and sphalerite. The Antietam-Harpers in the upper levels of...that sometimes open into small vugs containing sphalerite, calcite, pyrite and albite. A few other interesting
 
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