Kaiser Gypsum

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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. 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185480
MAS/MILS ID 0021140041
Record type Site
Current site name Kaiser Gypsum
Alternate or previous names Bell Boy, Tacoma, Pacific Coast Gypsum, Gypsum Creek, Gypsum, Kaiser Alaska, Seattle, Iyoukeen Cove, King

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -134.9937, 57.90943 (WGS84)
Elevation 25
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sitka NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka(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 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 046 S 064 E 02 NWNESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -134.9937, 57.90943

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kaiser Gypsum Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office California
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • BACK-UP FILE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.