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North Crillon Glacier

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Nickel, Platinum, Titanium
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112920
MRDS ID A013126
MAS/MILS ID 0021110004
Record type Site
Current site name North Crillon Glacier
Related records 10002224

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -137.31602, 58.65801 (WGS84)
Elevation 1036
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-4(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 037 S 049 E 15 NESWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bronzite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -137.31602, 58.65801
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 1HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1932

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO ALASKA KARDEX. NO RECORD EVER CLAIMED. SIMILAR MINERALIZATION TO THAT OF BRADY GLACIER. NUMEROUS ROUGHLY PARALLEL STAIN ZONES WERE OBSERVED. ACCESS TO DEPOSIT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. ZONES SIMILAR TO THOSE FOUND AT NORTH WALL OF SOUTH CRILLON. CHIP SAMPLES TAKEN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUL-1995 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

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