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Monarch

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Tungsten, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10009677
MRDS ID D002767
Record type Site
Current site name Monarch

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -130.03508, 55.99978 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ketchikan D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ketchikan NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ketchikan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass 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
Tungsten Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -130.03508, 55.99978
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COBB, EDWARD H., 1975, TUNGSTEN OCCURRENCES IN ALASKA, USGS MAP, MR-66.

  • Deposit

    BYERS, F. M., JR., AND SAINSBURY, C. L., 1956, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF THE HYDER DISTRICT, ALASKA: USGS BULL. 1024-F, P. 123-140.

  • Deposit

    BUDDINGTON, A. F., 1929, GEOLOGY OF HYDER AND VICINITY, SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA, WITH RECONNAISSANCE OF CHICKAMIN RIVER: USGS BULL. 807, 124 P.

  • Deposit

    COBB, EDWARD H., 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE BRADFIELD CANAL QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-418.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1977 Elliott, James E. 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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