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Upper Marmot Basin

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver, Zinc
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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. Mining district
  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 10185317
MAS/MILS ID 0021180086
Record type Site
Current site name Upper Marmot Basin
Alternate or previous names Upper Basin, Marmot, P-14, Basin Glacier, Banded Mountain

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -130.36566, 56.02507 (WGS84)
Elevation 1420
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

Bradfield Canal A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bradfield Canal SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bradfield Canal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Misty Fiords National Monument Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 067 S 097 E 26 SE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Molybdenum Primary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -130.36566, 56.02507
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hyder District

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kenneth C. Eichner
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 51 CLAIMS STAKED 1969. CONTINUOUSLY ACTIVE INTO 1977. SULFIDE-BEARING QTZ VEINS HOSTED IN HORNFELS OF HAZEL- TON (?) GROUP. CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA, PYRITE, MOLYBDENITE. DISSEMINATED PYRITE IN HORNFELS. (MOLY ONLY CONSISTENT MINERALIZATION) SIMILAR TO JUMBO OR LOWER BASIN MINERALIZATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-1993 Peb 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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