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Stag Bay Copper

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Iron
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185296
MRDS ID A013245
MAS/MILS ID 0021140087
Record type Site
Current site name Stag Bay Copper
Alternate or previous names Nurmahal Copper, Agnes Copper, Vevelstad Copper-Iron Prospect
Related records 10002332, 10210080

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -136.34785, 57.91221 (WGS84)
Elevation 457
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka D-8(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sitka NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka W OE(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central 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)

West Chichagof-Yakobi 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 046 S 056 E 04 NWSWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -136.34785, 57.91221
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • BACK-UP FILE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 10 CLAIMS 1955, AGAIN IN 1957 & IN 1959 AFTER WHICH THEY REMAINED ACTIVE THROUGH 1971. INACTIVE 1976. UPPER & LOWER SHOWINGS: LOWER SHOWING AT 725 TO 750 FT EL. & IS COMPOSED OF MAGNETITE & PYRITE IN DIORITE; UPPER SHOWING AT 1575 FT ELEV COMPOSED OF SLIGHT CU MIN. IN ANDESITE. NEITHER SHOWING CONSIDERED TO BE ECONOMIC (ASBURY 1964). WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL TRENCHES & OPEN CUST. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 & 4 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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