Seal Cove

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233898
MRDS ID A001656
MAS/MILS ID 0021200015
Record type Site
Current site name Seal Cove
Alternate or previous names Big Joe, Deer Lodge, Jewel, Victory, Vancouver, Bear, Grenadier, Sunrise, Algonquin, Anthony, Bay View, Buck, Concord, Doe, Grotto, Hobo, Lizzie L., Sanford, War Eagle, Black Warrior, Paula, Kitz, Black, Salt Chuck, Blue Jay, Old Man, M.S. 725

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -131.73507, 55.18304 (WGS84)
Elevation 151
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ketchikan Gateway(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ketchikan A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ketchikan SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ketchikan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ketchikan(hydrologic unit)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass 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 077 S 091 E 17 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -131.73507, 55.18304

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    P1 pp. 70-73

  • Deposit

    B314d p. 72

  • Deposit

    B347 pp. 139-140

  • Deposit

    B379d p. 83

  • Deposit

    B442d p. 143

  • Deposit

    B480e p. 102

  • Deposit

    B520c p. 28

  • Deposit

    B542c p. 33

  • Deposit

    B592e p. 93

  • Deposit

    B642d pp. 93-94

  • Deposit

    E&MJ 7905 p. 84, No. 237

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FOLLOWING CLAIMS LISTED IN RESOURCE AREA ALGONQUIN 120-38; ANTHONY 120-82;BAY VIEW 120-35,36;BIG JOE 120-36;BUCK120-84; CONCORD 120-33;DEER LODGE 120-82;DOE 120-35;GROTTO120-35&36; HOBO 120-36;JEWEL 120-37;LIZZIE L. 120-82;SANFORD 120-38; VICTORY 120-35;WAR EAGLE 120-36;BLACK WARIOR 120-83; VANCOUVER120-74;PAULA 120-71;KITZ 120-71;BEAR 120-97;BLACK 120-97;SALT CHUCK 120-97;GRENADIER 120-34;BLUE JAY 120-33; 3 NINE CLAIMS PATENTED 1908 UNDER M. S. 725 USGS CRIB A001572 USGS CRIB A001576 USGS CRIB A001582 USGS CRIB A001583 USGS CRIB A001586 USGS CRIB A001589 USGS CRIB A001596 USGS CRIB A001600 USGS CRIB A001602 USGS CRIB A001617 USGS CRIB A001624 USGS CRIB A001626 USGS CRIB A001633 USGS CRIB A001648 USGS CRIB A001654 USGS CRIB A001669 USGS CRIB A001670 USGS CRIB A001648

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Carnes, R. David 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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