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Big Horn

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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161067
MRDS ID A011747
MAS/MILS ID 0020870066
Record type Site
Current site name Big Horn
Alternate or previous names Finch, Last Chance, Sentinel Extension, Whistler, M.S. 1455, United Copper Exploration Co., Elizabeth
Related records 10001066

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -143.61922, 61.65826 (WGS84)
Elevation 1372
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-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McCarthy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chitina River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

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 010 E 33 N2NWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Qs
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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
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner John H. Huber
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit M.S. 1455 ISSUED 1926 ON 86.74 ACRES - PAT #974037. BORNITE, CHALCOCITE, AND MALACHITE BEARING VEINS AND PODS IN STRONGLY FAULTED NIKOLAI GREENSTONE; SEVERAL ADITS AND NUMEROUS 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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