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Mount Vesta

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112632
MRDS ID A010263
MAS/MILS ID 0021210007
Record type Site
Current site name Mount Vesta
Alternate or previous names Alaska Industrial Company, West Coast Iron & Steel, Champion, Table Rock, Limestone, W.H. Dall
Related records 10000226

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -132.95739, 54.92892 (WGS84)
Elevation 180
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dixon Entrance D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Dixon Entrance(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dixon Entrance(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

Sealaska Corporation(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 080 S 083 E 18 NWSESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -132.95739, 54.92892
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Eskil Anderson
    Interest 100
    Home office Washington
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 CLAIMS, 2 MILLSITES ACTIVE 1902. PATENTED 1906 MS 648 A&B PATENT #43918. CHANGED OWNERS 1947 WHICH REMAINS TO PRESENT. WORKINGS: OPEN CUTS & 80FT ADIT. VEINLETS OF TETRAHEDRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA AND SPHALERITE WITH AU & AG IN CRYSTALLINE LS NEAR CONTACT OF LS & GRANITE. VALUES NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO MINE.

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.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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