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West Side of Crillon Inlet

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Nickel
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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 10258403
MAS/MILS ID 0021110001
Record type Site
Current site name West Side of Crillon Inlet
Alternate or previous names Lituya Bay Copper

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -137.48542, 58.6525 (WGS84)
Elevation 303
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-5(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 037 S 048 E 21 NE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -137.48542, 58.6525
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 3HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 3
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Comments on the geologic information

  • GABBROIC DIKE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1943

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. FLOAT SAMPLES GEOCHEMICALLY ANALYZED. AAS REVEALED 1,600 PPM CU, 0.15 PPM AU, 1 PPM AG, 2,000 PPM NI, & 300 PPM CO NO MINERALS NAMED.

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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