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Tah Bay

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Iron, Thorium
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10113026
MRDS ID A000951
MAS/MILS ID 0021210009
Record type Site
Current site name Tah Bay
Alternate or previous names Ranger, Iron Duke, Totem Exploration Company, Hessa Peninsula

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -132.31147, 54.82333 (WGS84)
Elevation 60
Location accuracy 500(meters)

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

Dixon Entrance D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Dixon Entrance(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dixon Entrance(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)

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)

South Prince of Wales 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 081 S 088 E 30 NENENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Iron Primary
Thorium Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -132.31147, 54.82333
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 CLAIMS 1916. ABANDONED. RESTAKED 1952. LAPSED. RESTAKED 1955. LAST LOCATION 1961. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. WORKINGS: 10FT ADIT & OPENCUTS FROM 1916. NUMEROUS SMALL LENSES OF MAGNETITE CONTAINING LOCALIZED CHALCOPYRITE. PYRITE ALSO PRESENT. VOLCANICS CUT BY GRANITIC DIKES & QTZ VEINS FORM HOST ROCK. NO INDICATION OF MAGNETIC BODY OF ANY SIZE. RADIOACTIVE ANDESITIC GREENSTONE PORPHYRY ALONG TRAIL. AVG .005% EU FROM THORIUM MIN. WHICH IS BACKGROUND ON THE WHOLE BODY.

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.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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