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Houghton Alaska Chitistone R.

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233708
MRDS ID A011714
MAS/MILS ID 0020870024
Record type Site
Current site name Houghton Alaska Chitistone R.
Alternate or previous names Houghton Alaska Exploration Co.
Related records 10001037

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -142.35217, 61.48688 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Location accuracy 500(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

McCarthy B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McCarthy C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chitina River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 004 S 017 E 28 SWSWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -142.35217, 61.48688
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CLOSELY SPACED OLD PROSPECTS ALONG MINOR FAULTS NEAR UPPER CONTACT OF NIKOLAI GREENSTONE; SECONDARY CU MINERALS ALONG THE FAULTS; EXPLORED BY A FEW SHORT ADITS (MF 773B).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUL-1995 Rdc U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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