Rendu Glacier

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver
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. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258098
MRDS ID A013117
MAS/MILS ID 0021090004
Record type Site
Current site name Rendu Glacier
Alternate or previous names Ship
Related records 10002216

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -136.78493, 59.03162 (WGS84)
Elevation 655
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Skagway A-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Skagway SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Skagway C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Glacier Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Glacier Bay 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 033 S 052 E 06 SW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Actinolite Unknown
Albite Unknown
Andesine Unknown
Ankerite Unknown
Apatite Unknown
Augite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Diopside Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Labradorite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Oligoclase Unknown
Orthoclase Unknown
Powellite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Sphene Unknown
Tremolite Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -136.78493, 59.03162

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 100HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 PYRITIZATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Comments on the geologic information

  • SPECIFIC MOLYBDENUM AND/OR SILVER MINERALS WERE NOT MENTIONED IN THE REFERENCES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1937

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • RATAJ, 1975, NO. 140 (BM UNPB NOTES)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUL-1989 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

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