| Deposit ID | 10161427 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0021110068 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Whitney |
| Alternate or previous names | Christmas, Enterprise |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -136.10896, 58.25942 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 30 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Fairweather B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Juneau SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Central Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tongass National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest UND(Type of land area)
UND(Federal land areas administered by UND)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper River | 042 S | 057 E | 04 | NESWNW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Claim (1) | -136.10896, 58.25942 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Of Alaska |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0021110068 |
ALASKA KARDEX 111-022
B662b p. 25
B666P p. 98
B714a p. 41
B783a p. 26
B783b pp. 55-56
B800 pp. 329-330, 340
ECON G 3801 p. 74
B926C pp. 176-177
MR191-5 pp. 4-5
IC7844 p. 12
B1121K plate 1
B1246 p. 145
P792 pp. 91, 92
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MOLY DISCOVERED 1916. 2 CLAIMS STAKED 1922 & PATENTED: MS 1428 PAT #891070. CLAIMS FORECLOSED TO TERRITORY 1957. WORKINGS: 78 FT TUNNEL & 25 FT CROSSCUT. NO ORE SHIPPED. COMPOSED OF MOLY STRINGERS & SOME DISSEMINATED MOLY IN A HORNFELSIC CONTACT BETWEEN WILLOUGHBY LS & QUARTZ DIORITE. CHALCOPYRITE PRESENT IN VEINS. FURTHER WORK RECOMMENDED IN 1942 BASED ON GEOLOGY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Map | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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