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West Mt. Fairweather Stock

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Nickel, Palladium, Platinum
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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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233798
MAS/MILS ID 0021110143
Record type Site
Current site name West Mt. Fairweather Stock

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -137.62154, 58.90251 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yakutat(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Fairweather D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

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

Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dezadeash River(hydrologic unit)

Gulf of 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 035 S 047 E 08 SWNENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Palladium Critical Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -137.62154, 58.90251
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 50HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Total Surface Area (HA) 50
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1977

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO ALASKA KARDEX. NO RECORD EVER CLAIMED. IT APPEARS THAT ONE SOURCE OF THE ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS WHICH CONTAIN SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF CU, CR, NI, CO, PL, & PD MAY BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE SUMMIT OF MT. FAIRWEATHER, PROBABLY ABOVE 4,000 FT IN ELEVATION. THESE ROCKS MAY EXTEND TO THE NORTH AS WELL SINCE THEY ARE FOUND IN THE MORAINE OF SEA OTTER GLACIER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Sbh 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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