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Glacier

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112598
MAS/MILS ID 0021090019
Record type Site
Current site name Glacier
Alternate or previous names Vevelstad Moly, West Side Tarr Inlet

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -137.04523, 59.01782 (WGS84)
Elevation 425
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Skagway A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Skagway SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Skagway(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Glacier Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Glacier Bay National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 033 S 050 E 10 NWSWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -137.04523, 59.01782
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BM UNPB

Comments on the references

  • BACK-UP FILE.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 CLAIMS STAKED 1944. NO ASSESSMENT THROUGH 1977. OWNER SAYS DEPOSIT IS 600 FT WIDE, EXTENDS 2 MI. VALUES AT 1 TO 3% MOLYBDENUM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.