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Glacier

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282744
MRDS ID A010209
MAS/MILS ID 0021180025
Record type Site
Current site name Glacier
Alternate or previous names Andrews & Schonburg, Lower Chickamin Glacier
Related records 10000173

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -130.39896, 56.04147 (WGS84)
Elevation 365
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bradfield Canal A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bradfield Canal SE(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

Misty Fiords National Monument Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 067 S 097 E 22 NWSESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -130.39896, 56.04147
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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 Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 7 CLAIMS 1923. NO ACTIVITY SINCE ORIGINAL 1923-24 WORK. 7.6 M OF STRIPPING, 2.4 M ADIT. NOT FOUND 1969 OR 1973. HEAVILY MINERALIZED QTZ-FISSURE VEINS IN GRAYWACKE WITH ANDESITIC TUFF & BRECCIA CUT BY LAMPROPHERE DIKE. SULFIDES: PYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, CHALCOPYRITE & GALENA. BEST VALUES FROM FLOAT IN AREA: 300 PPM CU, .7 PPM AG, 20 PPM MO. 1925 VALUES: 80[ AU & 6 OZ AG / TON & 3% CU. UPPER END OF CLAIMS MAY OVERLAP GOAT CLAIMS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-88 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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