| Deposit ID | 10002374 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A013292 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Baldy Lode Copper Prospect |
| Related records | 10136902 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -135.03894, 57.79917 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | IN SADDLE BETWEEN HILLS 2883 AND 2756, N SHORE OF TENAKEE INLET, 3.35 MI. E OF EAST POINT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sitka D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Sitka NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sitka(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Central 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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyroxene | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
| (1) | -135.03894, 57.79917 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1923 |
| Discoverer | Alfred Lagergren, O. Winerman |
| District name | Chichagof |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013292 |
USGS B 773, P. 108-109 (1925)
USBM OFR 20-73, LOC. 94 (1978)
USGS OF 78-450, P. 13 (1978)
USBM-OFR-20-73-94
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 20 FT. WIDE RUSTY OXIDIZED MASS FOUND IN CONTACT BETWEEN DIORITE OR GRANODIORITE AND MARBLE, CONTAINS COARSE-GRAINED MIXTURE OF PYRITE, MAGNETITE, GARNET, PYROXENE, HEMATITE ROSETLES, QUARTZ, WITH CHALCOPYRITE FOUND IN THIN SECTION. |
| Deposit | PYRRHOTITE FOUND IN NEARBY CLAIM, BUT NO NICKEL FOUND BY USGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-87 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 14-SEP-94 | Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED OUT HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK TYPES, AGES, UNIT NAMES, AND UNIT AGES. |
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