Ex-Ray

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233589
MRDS ID A012110
MAS/MILS ID 0021120007
Record type Site
Current site name Ex-Ray
Alternate or previous names Johnny Boy No. 1-2, Whistler, Archie White, Joe White, Dan Lode, White, James Grant, Frank Wilson, Shorty Wilson, G.B. Nos. 1-36, Cyprus Mines Corp N Y, Exray Nos. 1-6, Ray Renshaw, Robert Forbes, Dan White, Dan Mining Lode, Mike Wilson, Wallace Mcgregor, Excursion Inlet Peninsula
Related records 10001369

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -135.53645, 58.43693 (WGS84)
Elevation 823
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Juneau B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Juneau SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Glacier Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Glacier Bay National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 040 S 060 E 05 NENWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Albite Unknown
Andesine Unknown
Ankerite Unknown
Augite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Illite Unknown
Kaolin Unknown
Labradorite Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Oligoclase Unknown
Orthoclase Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -135.53645, 58.43693

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 100HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1909

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner City Of Petersburg
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • RATAJ, 1975, 87,100,103-105,232,241,253,263(BM UNPB NOTES)

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.

Authoritative Alaska resources

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