| Deposit ID | 10209461 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0021210039 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Veta |
| Alternate or previous names | Top, Veda |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -132.02116, 54.78723 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 45 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper River | 082 S | 090 E | 06 | NENWSE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -132.02116, 54.78723 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | James A. Walper |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0021210039 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ACTIVITY 1908 TO 1916. LEASED AROUND 1936. RESTAKED AS 7 CLAIMS IN 1976. 20FT ADIT & 2 SHAFTS, ONE IS 30FT. ALL HAD DRIFTS & CROSSCUTS. 1936 ALL WORKINGS UNSAFE. LOCATED IN STRONG FAULT IN ALTERED DIORITE OR GREENSTONE. CONSISTS OF QTZ VEINS CARRYING PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE & LESSER BORNITE, MALACHITE, CHRYSOCOLLA & SPECULAR HEMATITE. SULFIDES DISSEMINATED THROUGH SHEARED & INTENSELY ALTERED DIORITE WITHIN MINERALIZED ZONE. AU > CU IN LOCALIZED ZONES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Map | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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