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Locality 62

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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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. 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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185820
MAS/MILS ID 0021110012
Record type Site
Current site name Locality 62
Alternate or previous names West of Mouth of Tarr Inlet

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -136.93293, 58.95782 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(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

Mount Fairweather D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Fairweather NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Glacier Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

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 033 S 051 E 32 SESESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Albite Unknown
Andesine Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Chrysocolla Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Oligoclase Unknown
Orthoclase Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -136.93293, 58.95782
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 1HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1966

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OF280

  • Deposit

    P632 pp. 4, 38, 40, 51

  • Deposit

    MF436

  • Deposit

    OF78-316 p. 112

  • Deposit

    OF78-494 p. C190, plates 1A, 1B, 2

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISC. 1966. NO CLAIMS. COMPOSED OF SEVERAL COPPER-BEARING QTZ-CALCITE VEINS IN ZONE OF HORNBLENDE DIORITE PEGMATITES. HOST ROCK IS HETEROGENEOUS HORNBLEDE DIORITE. PYRITE, CHALCO. & FRACTURE COATINGS IN VEINS OF CHRYSOCOLLA. NO ALASKA KARDEX. NO ALASKA KARDEX.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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