Goddard Hot Springs

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Tungsten, REE
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10009665
MRDS ID D002755
Record type Site
Current site name Goddard Hot Springs

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -135.35196, 56.83304 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sitka(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Port Alexander D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Port Alexander NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Port Alexander(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
REE Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Monazite Ore
Scheelite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) Toegr

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COBB, EDWARD H., 1975, TUNGSTEN OCCURRENCES IN ALASKA, USGS MAP, MR-66.

  • Deposit

    WEST, W. S., AND BENSON, P. D., 1955, INVESTIGATIONS FOR RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN SOUTH EASTERN ALASKA: USGS BULL. 1024-B, P. 25-57.

  • Deposit

    COBB, EDWARD H., 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE PORT ALEXANDER QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-464.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1977 Elliott, James E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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