Poorman Magnetite

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Iron, Magnesite, Silver
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161291
MRDS ID A010134
MAS/MILS ID 0021190003
Record type Site
Current site name Poorman Magnetite
Alternate or previous names Prince of Wales Mng. Co., N. Pac. Union Conf., Coleman Group, B.L. Thane Explor. Co., Charles A. Aird, Poorman Mine, Kasaan Bay, Poorman, Utah Construction and Mng. Co., Iron King Nos. 1-15, White King No. 1, Poorman Millsite Nos. 1-2, A.L. Howard, Jim Coleman, Utah Company of the Americas, Iron King, Kanko E. Pyhalla, Blackbird, Coleman and Assoc., Anderson - Kasaan Peninsula, Kansas
Related records 10000108

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -132.4462, 55.55803 (WGS84)
Elevation 61
Location accuracy 100(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

Craig C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Craig NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Craig(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

Sealaska Corporation(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

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 073 S 085 E 12 SWNWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Iron Primary
Magnesite Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -132.4462, 55.55803

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15S
    Dip 60W
    Thickness 30M
    Length 454M
    Width 45M
    Area 4HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Strike And Dip N15S:60W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 4
    Date of Last Modification 830503

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1903

Mining district

District name Ketchikan District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sally Lindeman Newman
    ID 5000051
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1986

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 119-019

  • Deposit

    P1 pp. 100-101

  • Deposit

    B284e p. 48

  • Deposit

    B314d p. 68

  • Deposit

    B345f pp. 108-109

  • Deposit

    B347 p. 118

  • Deposit

    B379d p. 79

  • Deposit

    P87 pp. 95-97

  • Deposit

    B642d p. 86

  • Deposit

    BMB153 p. 29

  • Deposit

    B714a p. 17

  • Deposit

    B800 pp. 316-317, 369

  • Deposit

    MR191-5 pp. 5, 7

  • Deposit

    WAR MINERALS REPORT227

  • Deposit

    IC7379 pp. 44-46

  • Deposit

    RI3956 pp. 1-8

  • Deposit

    RI5312 pp. 1-15

  • Deposit

    B1082C pp. 80, 102

  • Deposit

    B1090

  • Deposit

    B1090 pp. 5, 31-32, 45

  • Deposit

    B1139 pp. 65, 77

  • Deposit

    B1108B p. 34

  • Deposit

    ADGS AR 1966a p. 62

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 166-167

  • Deposit

    SR1 pp. 3, 10

  • Deposit

    MIRL 28 pp. 78, 96

  • Deposit

    MF433

  • Deposit

    OF78-869 pp. 22, 160-162

Comments on the references

  • WILLIAMS, 1944, (A.J. REPORT)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A000735 USGS CRIB A000814 USGS CRIB A000860

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 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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