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Erickson

Past Producer 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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258140
MRDS ID A011702
MAS/MILS ID 0020870044
Record type Site
Current site name Erickson
Alternate or previous names Nugget Group, Jones Group, Morgan Group, Glacier Creek Lodes
Related records 10001028

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -142.25246, 61.40528 (WGS84)
Elevation 1158
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 005 S 018 E 30 NWNWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -142.25246, 61.40528
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mc Gavock, James And Anderson, Carl
    ID 5000071
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Johnny L. Wilson
    ID 5000071
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit M.S. 1466 ISSUED 1927 ON 34.94 ACRES - PAT #1009379. M.S. 1467 ISSUED 1929 ON 46.36 ACRES - PAT #1022930. NATIVE CU, TENORITE, CUPRITE AND SOME OTHER CU MINERALS THAT FORM IRREGULAR MASSES IN RUBBLY UPPER PARTS OF FLOWS, IN LESSER EXTENTS OCCUR IN AMYGDULES AND VEINS; ALL IN NIKOLAI GREENSTONE; MINOR PRODUCTION IN 1917; ABOUT 100 M OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS (MF 773B).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Rdc U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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