| Deposit ID | 10000075 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010089 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cymru Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Cimru, Cymra, Excelsior, Vesta |
| Related records | 10161098 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -132.19984, 55.1364 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Craig A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Craig SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Craig(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
Tongass National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -132.19984, 55.1364 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Limestone Strikes N60w, Dips 5 Sw |
| Strike | N35W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70SE |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1899 |
| Year of first production | 1906 |
| Year of last production | 1915 |
| Year | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1906-1916 |
| Material | ORE |
| Ore mined | 70350mt |
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | CYMRU MINE |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010089 |
USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1, P. 79.
USGS BULL 314, P. 69.
USGS BULL 347, P. 132-134.
USGS BULL 642, P. 83
USGS BULL 1246, P. 175.
ADGGS SPECIAL REPORT 1, P. 27.
USGS OF 78-869, P. 52-53.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FOUR VEINS EACH 1 TO 10 FEET THICK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1983 | Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 30-MAY-1995 | Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED DATA INTO WORKINGS MULTIVALUED FIELDS |
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