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Whale

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000435
MRDS ID A010602
Record type Site
Current site name Whale

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -148.01557, 59.97843 (WGS84)
Relative position The Whale occurrence is in the NE1/4 of section 26, T. 2 S., R. 8 E., of the Seward Meridian, near the south end of Latouche Island. This is Tysdal's (1978) location 269, and MacKevett and Holloway's (1977) location 13. This location is accurate to within a quarter of a mile.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blying Sound D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Blying Sound NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Blying Sound C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Resurrection River-Frontal Resurrection Bay(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach Alaska Corporation(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Chugach National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 91
USGS model code 24b
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Mark3 model number 30

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Orca Group;Orca Group
    Rock description Orca Group;Orca Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -148.01557, 59.97843
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = The country rock in the vicinity of the occurrence is graywacke and shale of the Tertiary Orca Group (Nelson and others, 1985). The bedding strikes N75E and dips west. The mineralization consist of stringers of and disseminated chalcopyrite and bornite within fracture zones that parallel bedding (Schrader and Spencer, 1901).
  • Age = Teriary or younger; mineralized fractures cut Tertiary Orca Group rocks.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Prince William Sound

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = None.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Schrader, F.C., and Spencer, A.C., 1901, The geology and mineral resources of a portion of the Copper River district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Special Publication, 94 p.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H. and Tysdal, R.G., 1980, Summaries of data on and list of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Blying Sound and Seward quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-621, 276 p.

  • Deposit

    Tysdal, R.G., 1978, Mines, prospects, and occurrences map of the Seward and Blying Sound quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-880-A, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Schrader and Spencer, 1901

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Besshi massive sulfide (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 24b).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-JAN-1999 Jeff A. Huber U.S. Geological Survey

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