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Worthington Glacier

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Tungsten, Zirconium
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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 10209758
MRDS ID A003848
MAS/MILS ID 0020860148
Record type Site
Current site name Worthington Glacier
Alternate or previous names Richardson Hwy

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -145.70974, 61.16851 (WGS84)
Elevation 686
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valdez A-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Worthington Glacier State Recreation Site(State Recreation Area)

State Recreation Area ST(Type of land area)

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 008 S 003 W 14 SESWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -145.70974, 61.16851
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GC15 p. 10 No. 26

  • Deposit

    MF438

  • Deposit

    OF508 p. 18

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB D002746

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

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