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Byers - Fairmont Island

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Zinc
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10113139
MAS/MILS ID 0020950369
Record type Site
Current site name Byers - Fairmont Island

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -147.42086, 60.86877 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seward D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Seward NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach 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
Seward 009 N 011 E 13 NWNWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -147.42086, 60.86877
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65E
    Dip 60N
    Width 0.6M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 MASS SULFIDE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N65E:60N
    Date of Last Modification 881220

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Inferred 11mt ore
    Total resources 11mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 1.7 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984
    Copper Cu 0.1 wt-pct Copper Trace 1984
    Gold Au 44.87 g/mt Gold Trace 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 66-67.

  • Deposit

    B1139 363 pp.

  • Deposit

    I273

  • Deposit

    MIRL 27 p. 85.

  • Deposit

    MF880A # 194.

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-113).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-1988 Mpm 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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