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War Eagle

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Iron
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136864
MRDS ID A011736
MAS/MILS ID 0020870057
Record type Site
Current site name War Eagle
Alternate or previous names Angus Macdougall, Chitina-Kuskulana Copper Co.
Related records 10001057

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -143.75422, 61.55796 (WGS84)
Elevation 1128
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McCarthy C-8(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McCarthy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chitina River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Ahtna, Incorporated(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Wrangell-St. Elias 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 003 S 009 E 34 S2SWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -143.75422, 61.55796
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • A CONTACT-METAMORPHIC DEPOSIT IN FAULTED AND METAMORPHOSED CHITISTONE LST ADJACENT TO GRANODIORITE; MINERALIZED ZONE UP TO 8 M THICK, CONTAINS MAGNETITE, PYRRHOTITE, PYRITE, AND MINOR CHALCOPYRITE; ADIT AND SURFACE CUTS (MF 773B).

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 Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Dwb 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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