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Forrester Island

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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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 10282919
MRDS ID A010257
MAS/MILS ID 0021210014
Record type Site
Current site name Forrester Island
Related records 10000220

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -133.5212, 54.81641 (WGS84)
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

Dixon Entrance D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Forrester Island(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dixon Entrance(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)

National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

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 081 S 080 E 30 NWNESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Molybdenum Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -133.5212, 54.81641
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO CLAIMS. DISC. 1969. STOCKWORK-TYPE QTZ-VEIN MOLYBDENITE MINERALIZATION IN QTZ MONZONITE TO GRANODIORITE. PYRITE, MAGNETITE, MOLYBDENITE, CHALCOPYRITE & PYRRHOTITE. BEST VALUES: .07% MO. SMALL TONNAGE POTENTIAL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JUL-95 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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Authoritative Alaska resources

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