Massive Chalcopyrite

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc
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. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161036
MAS/MILS ID 0021090073
Record type Site
Current site name Massive Chalcopyrite
Alternate or previous names Ship, Reid Inlet, Reid Glacier, J.P. Ibach

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -136.80103, 59.03142 (WGS84)
Elevation 1554
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Skagway A-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Skagway SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Skagway C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Glacier Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Glacier Bay 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 033 S 052 E 06 SESWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Actinolite Unknown
Albite Unknown
Andesine Unknown
Apatite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Covellite Unknown
Diopside Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Oligoclase Unknown
Powellite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Sphene Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -136.80103, 59.03142

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4M
    Length 24M
    Width 12M
    Area 100HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    Date of Last Modification 860926

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1966

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. National Park Service

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Inferred 3900mt ore
    Total resources 3900mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.52 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1978
    Silver Ag 240 g/mt Silver Minor 1978
    Gold Au 5.1 g/mt Gold Minor 1978
    Copper Cu 5 wt-pct Copper Major 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RI=M1C1

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • RATAJ, 1975, NO. 140 (USBM UNPB NOTES)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-88 Wlg U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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