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Point Howard Silver

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. 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 10209737
MRDS ID A001497
MAS/MILS ID 0021120090
Record type Site
Current site name Point Howard Silver
Alternate or previous names McKechnie, Howard Bay, G. Kodzoff, Macspadden, Point Howard, Silverton Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -135.07703, 58.30304 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Haines(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Juneau B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Juneau SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lynn Canal(hydrologic unit)

Northern 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 041 S 063 E 23 NWSWNW Alaska

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -135.07703, 58.30304
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dale Henkins
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • STEWART, B.D., 1943-1950, HOWARD BAY SILVERTON LODE, TDM.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAIMS LAST VISITED 1951. INACTIVE 1976. DISCOVERY 1921. 7 T SHIPPED TO TACOMA SMELTER AROUND 1921. VALUES: 44 OZ/T A G, $1.50/TON AU, 3.5% CU & SOME ZN. WORKINGS: 20 FT SHAFT & 5 PITS. CAVED & FILLED IN 1942. DEPOSIT IS CALCITE-QTZ REPLACEMENT VEIN CONTAINING SULFIDES. LITTLE EXPOSURE ON DISC. WORK ON MAINLAND EXT. OF VEIN RE COMMENDED BY WILLIAMS (1951).

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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