Hessa

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Uranium
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209677
MAS/MILS ID 0021210062
Record type Site
Current site name Hessa
Alternate or previous names Carol, Hubbard, Bishop, Applegate

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -132.19897, 54.88443 (WGS84)
Elevation 45
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dixon Entrance D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Dixon Entrance(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dixon Entrance(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)

Southern 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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 080 S 088 E 31 NESESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -132.19897, 54.88443

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 Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner S. M. Hubbard
    Interest 43
    Home office Washington
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Richard Bishop
    Interest 21
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner L. M. Applegate
    Interest 36
    Home office Washington
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 9 CLAIMS 1973. NO ACTIVITY UNTIL 44 CLAIMS RESTAKED OVER OLD CLAIM BLOCK IN 1976. ASSUME U3O8 BASED ON ABUNDANCE OF U & TH IN AREA. ASSUMED TO BE IN ALBITIZED GRANODIORITE TO QTZ MONZONITE COUNTRY ROCK WHICH SURROUNDS BOKAN MTN. PERALKALINE GRANITE. MACKEVETT, 1963, PLATE 1 (B1154) L.M. APPLEGATE / 3105 LINDBERG AVE / BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON S.M. HUBBARD / 1679 WARREN STREET / LA CONNER, WASHINGTON RICHARD BISHOP / BOX 1324 / KETCHIKAN, ALASKA

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.

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.