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Helicopter Pilot's Molybdenum

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity 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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258319
MAS/MILS ID 0021110096
Record type Site
Current site name Helicopter Pilot's Molybdenum

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -137.27852, 58.71361 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Fairweather C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

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

Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Glacier Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast 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 036 S 049 E 29 SWNESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hornblende Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -137.27852, 58.71361
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 1HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1976

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 NEVER CLAIMED. IN 1976 A LANDING WAS MADE AT PRECARIOUS SPOT TO EXAMINE A PROMINENT IRONSTAINED ZONE. THE PILOT PRODUCED A ROCK FRAGMENT THAT CONTAINED EITHER MOLYBDENUM OR GRAPHITE. HIGH WINDS FORCED AN IMMEDIATE RETREAT AND THE ROCK FRAGMENT WAS LOST. SNOW CONDITIONS PRECLUDED A LANDING IN 1977. NO ALASKA KARDEX.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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