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Chickamin

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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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 10136760
MRDS ID A010192
MAS/MILS ID 0021180013
Record type Site
Current site name Chickamin
Alternate or previous names Weigel, Copper King, Berg
Related records 10000156

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -130.27396, 56.06917 (WGS84)
Elevation 920
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

Bradfield Canal A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bradfield Canal SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bradfield Canal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 067 S 098 E 09 NESWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) g
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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 Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ACTIVE 1906, 1915-1916. 4 CLAIMS RESTAKED 1951(53). LAST ABOUT 3 FEET THICK IN HAZELTON(?) GROUP GRAYWACKE. SULFIDES INCLUDE GALENA,CHALCOPYRITE,SPHALERITE,PYRITE,PYRRHOTITE & TETRAHEDRITE. FISSURE ZONE & VEIN EXPOSED ONLY FOR A SHORT SEDIMENTS. MINERALIZATION: CU-ZN-PB-AU-AG. 1957 EVALUATED TO HAVE LITTLE HOPE OF COMMERCIAL VALUE.

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.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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