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White River

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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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 10136656
MRDS ID A001999
MAS/MILS ID 0020870093
Record type Site
Current site name White River
Alternate or previous names Skolai Mining Company, Juliet, Grizzly Bear, Montana, Nellie, North Star, Wonder, Copper Morning No. 2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -141.83917, 61.67189 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Location accuracy 500(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

McCarthy C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McCarthy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 002 S 020 E 26 NENENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Peh
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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 Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REF. POINT LOCATED AT OLD SKOLAI MINING COMPANY PROSPECT: SMALL OCCURRENCES OF CHALCOCITE AND MALACHITE IN SHEARED GREENSTONE; AN OLD PROSPECT (MF 773B). OTHER OLD WORKINS LESS THAN 3 KM SOUTH OF REFERENCE POINT: THIN BORNITE AND CHALCOCITE BEARING VEINS IN GREENSTONE; TRACES OF OLD SURFICIAL WORKINGS (MF 773B).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Carnes, R. David 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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