| Deposit ID | 10209658 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011463 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020860042 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Four Mineral Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | D.W. Poy, Cook & Cameron |
| Related records | 10000813 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -146.38146, 61.2202 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1508 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Valdez A-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Valdez(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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper River | 007 S | 006 W | 31 | NESWNW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -146.38146, 61.2202 |
|---|
| Strike | N67E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 75N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 61M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 0.9M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strike | N89E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 70N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 0.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strike | N89E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 70N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 0.3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020860042 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011463 | MAS references MRDS |
ALASKA KARDEX 086-091
B520h p. 124
B592k p. 239
B622j pp. 153, 164-165
B642g p. 144
BMB142 pp. 39, 52
B662h p. 190
B712a p. 33
B739a p. 24
B755a pp. 29
MR195-10 p. 207
PE86-2
B810a p. 16
B880A pp. 23-24
B897A p. 24
B910A pp. 27-28
B926A pp. 26-27
MF438 Locality # 22
B1246 pp. 66, 68.
OF79-1241 167 pp.
MR32
B1139 363 pp.
MLA62-82 24 pp.
BMOF69-73
MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality V-28).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SMALL PRODUCTION REPORTED PRIOR TO 1925 (UNPB TDM OF 86-2). Workings include: 1. Upper adit - 61 m. of underground workings, adit is caved 13.7 m. from portal. Two 7.6 m. deep shafts. 2. Lower adit - 54.9 m. of underground workings. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-OCT-1988 | Mirl-Dwb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.