| Deposit ID | 10000092 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010112 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Houghton Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Cuprite Copper Company |
| Related records | 10258146 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -132.62541, 55.26223 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Craig B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Craig SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)
Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Sealaska Corporation(ANCSA Region)
ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
Tongass National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -132.62541, 55.26223 |
|---|
| Thickness | 22.86M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010112 |
USGS BULL 314, P. 71
USGS BULL 347, P. 103-104.
USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 87, P. 50, 56, 62-63, 103-104.
USGS OF 78-869, P. 92.
ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT 48, P. 38.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAIN BODY IS MASSIVE CHALCOPYRITE, 5 FEET WIDE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1983 | Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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