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Old Glory

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112853
MRDS ID A012309
MAS/MILS ID 0021200134
Record type Site
Current site name Old Glory
Alternate or previous names American Eagle
Related records 10001561

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -131.99959, 55.61034 (WGS84)
Elevation 280
Location accuracy 100(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

Ketchikan C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ketchikan NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ketchikan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 072 S 087 E 24 W2SE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -131.99959, 55.61034
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1901
Year of first production 1906

Mining district

District name Kmd

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 120-020

  • Deposit

    P1 p. 57

  • Deposit

    B284e pp. 44-45

  • Deposit

    B314d p. 63

  • Deposit

    B347 pp. 157-158

  • Deposit

    B379d p. 74

  • Deposit

    B520c p. 26

  • Deposit

    B592e pp. 85-86

  • Deposit

    B622c p. 42

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit M. S. 2011 ISSUED 1936 3 OF 4 ADITS OPEN IN 1992

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-JAN-1993 Kmm 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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