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Hoonah Glacier

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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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. 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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233690
MAS/MILS ID 0021110156
Record type Site
Current site name Hoonah Glacier

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -137.06652, 58.85782 (WGS84)
Elevation 107
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Fairweather D-4 SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Fairweather NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

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 035 S 050 E 03 SWSWSW Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • 30 AND 52. LOCATION PLOT ON PLATE 1 DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH LOCATION DESCRIPTION. PROBABLY ACCIDENTALLY ORIGINALLY PLOTTED NE FROM KASHOTO GLACIER INSTEAD OF NE FROM HOONAH GLACIER. NO ALASKA KARDEX.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Biotite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -137.06652, 58.85782
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 1HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1966

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    P632 pp. 30, 34, 39, 52

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.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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