Khayyam

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, 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 10258775
MRDS ID A010158
MAS/MILS ID 0021190036
Record type Site
Current site name Khayyam
Alternate or previous names Bertha, Mammoth, Stumble-On, Copper Caper, Anderson-McKensie, James A. Walper, Haldane Silver Mines, Chilson, Alcan Explor, Banner Mining Co., Khayyam Mine, Hecla, Lakeview, Ellison, Wan No. 1-6 ?, Mammoth No.1-24, Omar Creek, Red Rose, Can No. 1-6 ?, Omar Mining Co.
Related records 10100933

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -132.38789, 55.29833 (WGS84)
Elevation 472
Location accuracy 100(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

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 086 E 08 SWNWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -132.38789, 55.29833

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 Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SULPHIDES PRIMARILY CONCORDANT WITHIN META-SEDIMENTS INTO MESOZONE OF METAMORHISM. ASSOCIATED VOLCANICS. POSSIBLE VOLCANOGENIC ORIGIN. USGS CRIB A000725 USGS CRIB A000731 USGS CRIB A000795 USGS CRIB A000865 USGS CRIB A000890

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.