| Deposit ID | 10093916 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010092 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Center Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -132.50459, 55.61779 (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 C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Craig NE(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 |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Malachite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | HEADS CONTAIN 0.030-0.345 OZ/TON AU |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.35-2.00 OZ/TON AG |
| Result | 4.08-4.72% CU |
| Result | 41.5-54.4% FE |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| (1) | -132.50459, 55.61779 |
|---|
| General form | PODS, LENSES, VEINS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1907 |
| District name | Ketchikan District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010092 |
USGS BULL 347, P. 120.
USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 87, P. 94.
USBM REPORTS OF INVESTIGATIONS 5312, P. 56.
USGS 1090 P. 42-43, 120-122.
ADGGS SPECIAL REPORT 1, P. 120-122.
USGS OF 78-869, P. 38.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MANY SMALL BODIES EXPOSED. SOME ARE KNOWN TO WIDEN WITH DEPTH |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1983 | Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 12-APR-1994 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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