Landlocked Bay

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Zinc
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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10186055
MRDS ID A000688
MAS/MILS ID 0020960069
Record type Site
Current site name Landlocked Bay
Alternate or previous names Doo, Dolan-Rystrom, Threeman Mining Co, Moonshine, Grove, T.B.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -146.54924, 60.84709 (WGS84)
Elevation 24
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cordova D-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Cordova NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cordova(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tatitlek Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Chugach 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 012 S 007 W 07 SENWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -146.54924, 60.84709

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 19M
    Width 3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 881017

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Landlocked Bay Copper Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1906

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Inferred 661mt ore
    Total resources 661mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 4.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
    Zinc Zn 2.6 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A000682 CHALCO., PYRRHOTITE, SPHALERITE IN SHEAR ZONE IN GREENSTONE. 900 FEET OF DRIFTS, RAISES, WINZES. Workings consist of a 152.4 m.-long adit at the 24.4 m. elevation, and 3 adits totalling over 121.9 m. long.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-OCT-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

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