Corbin

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136585
MRDS ID A010071
MAS/MILS ID 0021190059
Record type Site
Current site name Corbin
Related records 10000061

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -132.6512, 55.23143 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Craig A-2 NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Craig SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Sealaska Corporation(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

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 076 S 084 E 33 SWSWS2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -132.6512, 55.23143

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    P1 p. 88

  • Deposit

    B314d p. 71

  • Deposit

    B345e p. 95

  • Deposit

    B347 pp. 105-106

  • Deposit

    B379d pp. 81-82

  • Deposit

    P87 pp. 43, 47, 55-56, 63-64

  • Deposit

    B714a p. 18

  • Deposit

    B800 pp. 318, 370

  • Deposit

    MR191-5 p. 10

  • Deposit

    B1108B pp. 34-35

  • Deposit

    B1246 p. 172

  • Deposit

    SR1 p. 21

  • Deposit

    MF433

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECT FIRST STAKED IN 1905. MINE OPERATED IN 1906 AND 1907. PROSPECT RESTAKED IN 1956. CLAIMS WERE ACTIVE IN 1977. DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A MINERALIZED QTZ FISSURE VEIN IN GREEN IN MASSIVE SHOOTS IN THE VEIN WHICH IS FROM 1-3 FT. WIDE. WORKINGS COMPRISE A 100 FT. WHAFT LEADING TO DRIFTS & X-CUTS A 210 FT. ADIT IS LOCATED NEAR THE SHAFT.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative Alaska resources

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