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Dundas Bay Altered Zone

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160899
MRDS ID A013189
MAS/MILS ID 0021110064
Record type Site
Current site name Dundas Bay Altered Zone
Related records 10002285

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -136.28877, 58.37082 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Fairweather B-1 SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Juneau SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Glacier Bay 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 040 S 055 E 26 NWSENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Albite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Oligoclase Unknown
Orthoclase Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphene Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -136.28877, 58.37082
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 10HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1903

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • MOERLEIN, 1968A (UNPUB NOTES) (COPY-AFOC)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUL-95 Wlg 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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