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Goodhope

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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136874
MRDS ID A010281
MAS/MILS ID 0021210027
Record type Site
Current site name Goodhope
Alternate or previous names Hunter Bay Fe-Cu, Bchr, Hibberd, Goodhope Copper, Bchh
Related records 10000243

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -132.28097, 54.86913 (WGS84)
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-1(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

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

South Prince of Wales Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 081 S 088 E 04 SESWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -132.28097, 54.86913
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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 Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STAKED 1915. NO ACTIVITY UNTIL 2 CLAIMS STAKED 1957. LAST ASSESSMENT 1959. NO ACTIVITY THROUGH 1977. WORKINGS: 40FT ADIT & TRENCHES. CAVED & FILLED IN 1937. QTZ VEINS CONTAINING IRREGULAR PODS OF MAGNETITE, CHALCO. & PYRITE IN GREENSTONE NEAR CONTACT W/ GRANITIC ROCK TWO ZONES OF PYRITIZATION SHORT DISTANCE TO WEST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-88 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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