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William Henry Bay

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities REE, Thorium, Uranium
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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 10282562
MRDS ID A001550
MAS/MILS ID 0021120140
Record type Site
Current site name William Henry Bay
Alternate or previous names Lucky Six Group, William Henry Bay Radioactives, Endicott

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -135.25766, 58.75804 (WGS84)
Elevation 549
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Haines(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Juneau D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Juneau NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lynn Canal(hydrologic unit)

Northern 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 036 S 061 E 09 NESWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Primary
Thorium Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -135.25766, 58.75804
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dale Henkins
    Interest 50
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Hayes, Howard C.
    Interest 50
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 5 EXPLOR. PITS & TRENCHES AND 5 DIAMOND-DRILL HOLES. URANIFEROUS EUXENITE, ALSO COLUMBIUM & RARE EARTHS. OCCURS AS SPARSELY DISSEM. EUXENITE IN SMALL TERT QUARTZ M ONZONITE INTRUSIVE. NO PRODUCTION. NO ORE BODY OR RESERVES. OWNERS ALSO STAKED FOR CU, CB, ZR, AG, AU, PD AND RA.

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.

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