Tjosevig Prospect

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282643
MRDS ID A011718
MAS/MILS ID 0020870007
Record type Site
Current site name Tjosevig Prospect
Related records 10001041

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -142.78578, 61.49827 (WGS84)
Elevation 758
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-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy SW(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 004 S 014 E 25 NWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -142.78578, 61.49827

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit M.S. 1512 ISSUED 1928 ON 157.7 ACRES - PAT #1017331. KENNECOTT-TYPE DEPOSIT IN LOWER CHITISTONE LIMESTONE; KNOWN DEPOSITS SMALL; SHORT ADIT (CAVED) (MF773-B).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-88 Carnes, R. David 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.