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Lowe River

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Tungsten
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258795
MRDS ID A011534
MAS/MILS ID 0020860065
Record type Site
Current site name Lowe River
Related records 10000880

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -145.99564, 61.0579 (WGS84)
Elevation 61
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

Valdez A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(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 009 S 004 W 24 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Scheelite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -145.99564, 61.0579
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 881220

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO ALASKA KARDEX. USGS CRIB D002743

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-1988 Rdc 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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