Hanson

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185913
MAS/MILS ID 0021210040
Record type Site
Current site name Hanson
Alternate or previous names Barbara, Last, Dorothy, Arm, Ard

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -132.06286, 54.77193 (WGS84)
Elevation 45
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 11 SENESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -132.06286, 54.77193

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner James A. Walper
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAIM 1913. NO ASSESSMENT SINCE. WHOLE MINERALIZED BELT STAKED 1966. ACTIVE TO PRESENT (1977). IN PORPHYRITIC GRANITIC ROCK SOUTH OF MCLEAN ARM GREENSTONE BELT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-SEP-86 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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