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Unnamed Copper Occurrence

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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002397
MRDS ID A013315
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Copper Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -134.35586, 57.7353 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Relative position 1.15 MI. W OF HASSELBORG LAKE, 3.8 MI. NE OF THAYER LAKE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sitka NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Admiralty Island(hydrologic unit)

Central Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Admiralty Island National Monument(National Monument)

National Monument FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Kootznoowoo Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • ADGGS GC 8, FIG. 3, LOC. 6 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ZONES 1 IN. WIDE CONTAIN 0.1% CU-ADGGS GC 8, P. 10, LOC.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -134.35586, 57.7353
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1966
Discoverer W.H. Race And A.W. Rose

Mining district

District name Admiralty

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • OCCURRENCE ONLY

Comments on development

  • SAMPLED FOR ADGGS GC 8 IN 1966

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FINE-GRAINED SCHIST CONTAINS MODERATE AMOUNTS OF DISSEMINATED PYRRHOTITE, AND SEVERAL ZONES ABOUT 1 IN. WIDE WITH DISSEMINATED CHALCOPYRITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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