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Russell Fiord

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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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 10186050
MRDS ID A003941
MAS/MILS ID 0021080009
Record type Site
Current site name Russell Fiord

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -139.38146, 59.908 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yakutat(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Yakutat D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Yakutat NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Yakutat C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dezadeash River(hydrologic unit)

Gulf of 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)

Russell Fjord 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 023 S 035 E 23 SWSENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -139.38146, 59.908
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAIM STAKED 1906. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. CLAIMS INACTIVE 1976. LOC. ALONG TIDEWATER IN RUSSELL FIORD. LOCATION BASED ON B1312-L GEOCHEM ANOMALIES. COMPOSED OF LARGE CHALCOPYRITE BEARING VEIN IN YAKUTAT SERIES SLATE.

Reporter information

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