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Silver Bay

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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 10136522
MRDS ID A013366
MAS/MILS ID 0021160023
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Bay
Alternate or previous names Silver Bay Prospect
Related records 10002444

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -135.13806, 56.99411 (WGS84)
Elevation 60
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sitka(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Port Alexander D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Port Alexander NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Port Alexander(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

LG(Federal land areas administered by LG)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 056 S 065 E 19 S2SWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -135.13806, 56.99411
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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 State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ACTIVE SLIGHTLY PRIOR TO 1898. ACTIVITY CEASED BY 1898. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. NEARLY ON STRIKE WITH LIBERTY MINE IN SITKA GRAYWACKE. COMPOSED OF LOW GRADE AU-AG BEARING QTZ VEIN. PYRITE & CHALCOPYRITE ALSO PRESENT. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 (PP 792) USGS CRIB A002672 USGS CRIB A002673

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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