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Island South of Sw Gilbert 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. 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 10234281
MAS/MILS ID 0021110043
Record type Site
Current site name Island South of Sw Gilbert Island

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -136.5485, 58.77002 (WGS84)
Elevation 9
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Fairweather D-2 SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Fairweather NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Glacier Bay National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 036 S 053 E 03 SESWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Albite Unknown
Andesine Unknown
Apatite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Clinozoisite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Oligoclase Unknown
Orthoclase Unknown
Plagioclase Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Sphene Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -136.5485, 58.77002
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 1HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 BLEACHING
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1963

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    B1121K p. 50

  • Deposit

    P632 pp. 30, 33, 37, 41, 50, 73, 79

  • Deposit

    OF78-494 pp. C249-C250, plates 1A, 1B, 2

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO ALASKA KARDEX.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Wlg 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

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