Bradfield

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Iron, Titanium
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. 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 10258324
MAS/MILS ID 0021180073
Record type Site
Current site name Bradfield
Alternate or previous names Bradfield Canal Magnetite Placer, Hawkins

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -131.456, 56.23586 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wade Hampton(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Bradfield Canal SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bradfield Canal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 065 S 090 E 14 SESWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -131.456, 56.23586

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner W. A. Hawkins
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 CLAIMS STAKED 1974. ASSUME ACTIVE 1977. DEPOSIT COMPOSED OF MAGNETITE SANDS. W.A. HAWKINS / BOX 808 / KETCHIKAN, ALASKA ILMENITE-BEARING SAMPLE OBTAINED FROM NEAR THIS LOCALITY (MIRL 20).

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.