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Boundary Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Molybdenum, 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112559
MRDS ID A012522
MAS/MILS ID 0021130002
Record type Site
Current site name Boundary Creek
Alternate or previous names Boundary Creek Molybdenum-Silver, Occurrence
Related records 10001738

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -133.84781, 58.64556 (WGS84)
Elevation 1356
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juneau(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Taku River C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Juneau NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Taku River(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 037 S 070 E 22 NENWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Silver Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -133.84781, 58.64556
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 610M
    Length 3219M
    Width 305M
    Area 5HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 5
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1967

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    C615 pp. 12-15

  • Deposit

    MF407

Comments on the references

  • SEE BACK-UP FILES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NEAREST ROAD IS THANE ROAD ABOUT 40 MI ALONG TAKU RIVER, DI FFICULTIES WOULD INCLUDE GLACIAL ACTIVITY ALONG TAKU RIVER. POWER AT ANNEX CR AND SNETTISHAM, EACH APPROX. 30 MI. ECON. & GANGUE MIN. NOT COMPLETE, THAT AVAILABLE IS GIVEN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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