Middle Arm

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112994
MAS/MILS ID 0021140188
Record type Site
Current site name Middle Arm

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -134.99637, 57.33162 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka B-3 SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sitka SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 052 S 065 E 28 SWSENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -134.99637, 57.33162

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • 1963 PYRITE,CHALCOPYRITE,COVELLITE,BORNITE FOUND IN VEINS. LOCATED IN KELP BAY GROUP. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 (P792) GEOLOGIC MAP. NO CLAIMS OR OWNERSHIP RECORDS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.