Montezuma

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Zinc
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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209811
MRDS ID A010421
MAS/MILS ID 0020960075
Record type Site
Current site name Montezuma
Alternate or previous names Threeman Mining Co.L, Daisy, Buckeye, Ajax, Cliff
Related records 10097488

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -146.57084, 60.86069 (WGS84)
Elevation 387
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

Cordova D-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Cordova NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cordova(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Galena Bay State Marine Park(State Marine Park)

State Marine Park ST(Type of land area)

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Chugach 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 012 S 008 W 01 NESENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -146.57084, 60.86069

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N90E
    Dip 65N
    Length 1609M
    Width 6M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N90E:65N
    Date of Last Modification 881017

Comments on the geologic information

  • USGS CRIB A000710 GREENSTONE WITH BLACK SLATE COUNTRY ROCK. CHALCOPYRITE AND PYRRHOTITE OCCURS IN SHEAR ZONE. Workings consist of an adit at the 387.1 m. elev. with a 121.9 m. crosscut, and an adit at the 402.3 m. elev. with 3.1 m. of workings. MS 700

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Inferred 99mt ore
    Total resources 99mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.3 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
    Silver Ag 404.4 g/mt Silver 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Inferred 66mt ore
    Total resources 66mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.74 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
    Silver Ag 90.3 g/mt Silver 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-OCT-1988 Wlg U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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