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Threesome Mountain

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver, Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112440
MRDS ID A013182
MAS/MILS ID 0021110093
Record type Site
Current site name Threesome Mountain
Alternate or previous names Alvenco, Inc., Moly No. 1-24, Moly, Clarke Stockwell
Related records 10002278

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -136.56599, 58.52912 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Mount Fairweather NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Glacier Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Glacier Bay National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 038 S 054 E 31 SW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Molybdenum Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) g
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65E
    Dip 50W
    Area 10HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 PIPELIKE
    Shape of Orebody #3 DOMELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N65E:50W
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Comments on the geologic information

  • SPECIFIC COPPER, GOLD AND/OR SILVER MINERALS WERE NOT MENTIONED IN THE REFERENCES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1968

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-058

  • Deposit

    OF78-494 pp. C253-C256

Comments on the references

  • RATAJ, 1975, (BM UNPB NOTES)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Wlg U.S. Bureau of Mines

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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