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Houghton

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Iron
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258146
MRDS ID A010112
MAS/MILS ID 0021190104
Record type Site
Current site name Houghton
Alternate or previous names Harry Brice, Cuprite Copper Co., Cuprite Mining Co., Ed Labounty, Charles E. Bedford, J. T. Jones, A. J. Jones
Related records 10000092

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -132.6262, 55.26143 (WGS84)
Elevation 550
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Craig B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Craig SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sealaska Corporation(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

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 076 S 084 E 22 NESWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -132.6262, 55.26143
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    B314d p. 71

  • Deposit

    B345e pp. 94-95

  • Deposit

    B347 pp. 103-104

  • Deposit

    B379d p. 82

  • Deposit

    P87 pp. 50, 56, 62-63

  • Deposit

    B1108B pp. 34-35

  • Deposit

    B1246 p. 172

  • Deposit

    SR1 p. 19

  • Deposit

    MF433

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-88 Jr 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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