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Snow Slide

Prospect 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112486
MRDS ID A013257
MAS/MILS ID 0021140107
Record type Site
Current site name Snow Slide
Alternate or previous names A & J Chichagoff, Baker Arm Copper
Related records 10002341

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -136.25204, 57.79551 (WGS84)
Elevation 183
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sitka(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka D-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sitka NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka W OE(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central 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)

West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 047 S 057 E 18 SWSWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -136.25204, 57.79551
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Papp, Alex
    Interest 100
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 CLAIMS 1916. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. 6 CLAIMS RESTAKED 1975. ACTIVE 1976. 171 FT ADIT WHICH NEVER INTERSECTED MINERAL ZONE AS PLANNED. COMPOSED OF QUARTZOSE GREENSCHIST HIGHLY MINERALIZED WITH PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE AND POSSIBLE PYRRHOTITE. COUNTRY ROCK IS JURASSIC GREENSCHIST. ROSSMAN, 1959, PLATE 12 (B1058-E) GEOLOGIC MAP. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 & 4 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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