Thompson-Ford

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161530
MRDS ID A011460
MAS/MILS ID 0020860038
Record type Site
Current site name Thompson-Ford
Alternate or previous names Owl, Pulver & Baker, Oregon, Washington, Silver Falls, Foaming Falls
Related records 10000810

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -146.52816, 61.144 (WGS84)
Elevation 762
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valdez A-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 008 S 007 W 29 W2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -146.52816, 61.144

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N55W
    Dip 67N
    Length 35M
    Width 0.2M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N55W:67N
    Date of Last Modification 881017
  • Strike N40W
    Dip 85S
    Length 4.6M
    Width 0.2M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N40W:85S
    Date of Last Modification 881017

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type 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 State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Owl Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1911
  • Type Owner
    Owner George Polver And E. J. Baker
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1914

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-083

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-084

  • Deposit

    B520h p. 125

  • Deposit

    B542c p. 35

  • Deposit

    B592k p. 239

  • Deposit

    B622j pp. 180-181

  • Deposit

    B622i pp. 177, 180-181, 192

  • Deposit

    B662h p. 192

  • Deposit

    MF438

  • Deposit

    MR32

  • Deposit

    B1139 363 pp.

  • Deposit

    BMOF69-73

  • Deposit

    OF80-892B

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality V-55).

  • Deposit

    MIRL 27 p. 109.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHIPMENT OF ORE MADE 1913 (B 622). USGS CRIB A003805 working consist of two adits; the lower adit is 134m-long with 30.5 and 7.6m.-long drifts and a 45.7 m. raize 18.3 m. below the asllar of the raize, the upper adit is 30.5 m. long with a 6.1 m. shaft and 4.6 m. of drifts.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-OCT-1988 Mirl-Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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