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Nelson and Tift

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
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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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160832
MRDS ID A012417
MAS/MILS ID 0021220005
Record type Site
Current site name Nelson and Tift
Related records 10001645

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -131.97956, 54.80533 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
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

Prince Rupert D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Duke Island(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Prince Rupert(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 081 S 090 E 33 NWNWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -131.97956, 54.80533
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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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 122-023

  • Deposit

    B662c pp. 66-67

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 360525 p. 3

  • Deposit

    IR HGW 37b p. 1

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 380523 p. 2

  • Deposit

    PE122-1

  • Deposit

    B910A p. 21

  • Deposit

    B917A p. 21

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 390507 p. 7

  • Deposit

    B926A pp. 19-20

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 410910 p. 2

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 420801 p. 13

  • Deposit

    WAR MINERALS REPORT DRAFT 4404 p. 5

  • Deposit

    B1154 pp. 60, 95, 99-100

  • Deposit

    B1246 p. 175

  • Deposit

    SR1 p. 31

  • Deposit

    GR41 p. 9

  • Deposit

    MF437

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPEN-CUTS; SEVERAL SMALL TRENCHES & PITS; 1100 FT ADIT(?) ; 4 DIAMOND DRILL HOLES. 3456 T ORE SHIPPED; AVG. 0.73 OZ/TON AU AND 0.05 OZ/TON AG. LAST ACTIVITY 1938. 1938 NELSON & TIFT EXTRACTED ORE NOT TAKEN BY ANACONDA.

Reporter information

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