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Chandalar Copper; Verna Creek Occurrence, Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Chandalar Copper; Verna Creek OccurrenceOccurrence
Koyukuk Mining DistrictMining District
Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaCensus Area
AlaskaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 52' 47'' North , 149° 7' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
196860
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:196860:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The name Verna Creek is the name shown for this occurrence in Maas (1987 [USBM OFR 10-87]) although there is no Verna Creek shown on the topographic map. Alaska Kardex No. 031-054 (Kardex is a card file mining claim information system located at the State of Alaska DNR Public Information Center in Fairbanks).
Location: The occurrence is at an elevation of about 2,500 feet about 1/2 mile west of the North Fork Chandalar River and about 2 miles northwest of the confluence of Quartz Creek and the North Fork Chandalar River (SE1/4 sec. 4, T. 35 N., R. 7 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian). This site corresponds to loc. 15 in DeYoung (1978). The location is accurate within a 1-mile radius.
Geology: This occurrence is in an area mapped by Brosg
Workings: Prospecting.

Commodities (Major) - Ag, Au, Cu
Development Status: None

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Link to USGS - Alaska:CH104

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