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Lowry's Ledge Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002679
MRDS ID A015120
Record type Site
Current site name Lowry's Ledge Occurrence
Related records 10113119

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -141.02487, 64.06921 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM ALASKA-YUKON BORDER.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eagle A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Eagle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eagle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-393, LOC. 15. ABOUT 1 MILE UP DAVIS CREEK AND ABOUT 1 MILE SE OF DAVIS DOME. SE CORNER OF EAGLE (A-1) LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -141.02487, 64.06921
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.3M

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN PARALLEL TO SCHISTOSITY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fortymile

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on development

  • NO RECORD OF ANY WORK SINCE 1896.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-393 (A-1), LOC. 15.

  • Deposit

    USGS 18TH ANN. REPT., PART 3, P. 292, 1898.

  • Other Database

    BAG-MF-393-15

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN IN SCHIST CONTAINS FREE GOLD AND MINUTE SPECKS OF "IRON AND COPPER PYRITES." VEIN NEARLY HORIZONTAL AND 10-12 IN. THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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