Cape Newenham

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Asbestos, Copper, Nickel, PGE
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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258811
MAS/MILS ID 0021230014
Record type Site
Current site name Cape Newenham

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -162.07126, 58.63344 (WGS84)
Elevation 419
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bethel(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hagemeister Island C-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Cape Newenham(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hagemeister Island W OE(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Togiak(hydrologic unit)

Nushagak River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

USAF(Federal land areas administered by USAF)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 018 S 077 W 07 NWSWNW Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN CAPE NEWENHAM NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Secondary
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -162.07126, 58.63344

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1986

Mining district

District name Goodnews Bay District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-AUG-91 Djb 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.