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Alder

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. 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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233590
MRDS ID A011450
MAS/MILS ID 0020860028
Record type Site
Current site name Alder
Alternate or previous names Big Four, Shoup Gl, Mcallister Ck
Related records 10000802

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -146.81367, 61.13349 (WGS84)
Elevation 335
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-8(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez(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

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 008 S 008 W 34 SWSENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -146.81367, 61.13349
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N35E
    Dip 70N
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    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 N35E:70N
    Date of Last Modification 881017

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on exploration

  • CLAIMS ACTIVE CA. 1911. USGS CRIB A003716 USGS CRIB A003724 USGS CRIB A003764

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-056

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-057

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-058

  • Deposit

    B520h p. 124

  • Deposit

    MF438

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp.66,68

  • Deposit

    OF79-1241 167pp.

  • Deposit

    MR32

  • Deposit

    B1139 363pp

  • Deposit

    OF77-169A

  • Deposit

    BMOF69-73

  • Deposit

    OF80-892B

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218pp., (locality V-72)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-OCT-1988 Mirl-Dwb 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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