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Edelweiss

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver
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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 10137135
MRDS ID A010200
MAS/MILS ID 0021180020
Record type Site
Current site name Edelweiss
Alternate or previous names Banded Mountain, Marmot
Related records 10000164

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -130.35456, 56.02757 (WGS84)
Elevation 1370
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

Bradfield Canal A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bradfield Canal SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bradfield Canal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Misty Fiords National Monument Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Misty Fjords National Monument 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 067 S 097 E 25 NWSWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -130.35456, 56.02757
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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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kenneth C. Eichner And Others
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STAKED 1925. RELOCATED & 3 MORE CLAIMS 1928. LAST ACTIVITY UNTIL 1969 WHEN BLOCK OF 51 CLAIMS STAKED OVER AREA, CONTIN- UOUSLY ACTIVE INTO 1977. GALENA-BEARING QTZ FISSURE VEIN HOSTED IN GRAYWACKE OF HAZELTON (?) GROUP. TRACES OF PYRITE & PYRRHOTITE IN VEIN. ASSAY OF PICKED SAMPLE 1929: 1.6 OZ AU & 10.2 OZ AG/TON. SILVER VALUES VERIFIED 1973.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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