Mother Lode

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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 10160468
MRDS ID A015410
MAS/MILS ID 0020490015
Record type Site
Current site name Mother Lode
Related records 10002919

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -147.62796, 65.03777 (WGS84)
Elevation 274
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Circle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Livengood(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 003 N 001 E 31 SWSWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -147.62796, 65.03777

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on exploration

  • TWO SHAFTS SUNK CA. 1911 (B 525 P. 194).

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUL-1995 Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.