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Apex

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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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 10161221
MRDS ID A000950
MAS/MILS ID 0021210008
Record type Site
Current site name Apex
Alternate or previous names Polson & Ickis, Adit, Astor, Eureka, Wano, Hillside, Arm, Ean, South Apex

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -132.05596, 54.78723 (WGS84)
Elevation 100
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

Dixon Entrance D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Dixon Entrance(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dixon Entrance(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)

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 082 S 089 E 01 NENWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -132.05596, 54.78723
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner James A. Walper
    Home office Canada
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Walter Gold, Effie Glicksman And William H. Timlin Estate
    Home office Wisconsin
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • MCA, ARTHUR, 1922, 4P (BACK-UP FILE)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A000950 2 CLAIMS STAKED 1912. 2 CLAIMS PAT MS 940 PAT # 433064 & MS 971 PAT # 339876 IN 1913 & 1914. 4 CLAIMS BY 1928 ALL WHICH REMAINED ACTIVE TO 1944 DUE TO LACK OF ASSESSMENT. 4 CLAIM & MILLSITE RESTAKED 1956. ASSESSMENT 1958. 294 CLAIM STAKED OVER MINERALIZED BELT IN 1966 & ANOTHER 75 CLAIMS STAKED IN 1967. ALL REMAIN ACTIVE IN 1977. 3 ADITS TOTALLING 565FT UNDERGROUND, MANY SHALLOW PITS & TRENCHES, & SEVERAL SURFACE CUTS. COMPOSED OF ORE-BEARING QTZ-CALCITE-BARITE VEINS IN SERIES OF FAULTS IN GREENSTONE. ALSO IN VEINLETS IN COUNTRY ROCK. PYRITE,FE OXIDES,CHALCOPYRITE,HEMATITE,CHRYSOCOLLA,BORNITE & GOLD PRESENT. INF. RESERVES: 2,263,000 ST @ .51% CU, .01 OZ/TON AU & .80 OZ/TON AG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-88 Map 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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