Regal

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282566
MRDS ID A011720
MAS/MILS ID 0020870016
Record type Site
Current site name Regal
Related records 10001042

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -142.97329, 61.55387 (WGS84)
Elevation 1651
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McCarthy C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McCarthy C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chitina River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 004 S 013 E 01 C N2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -142.97329, 61.55387

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
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Regal Mines Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Louisiana
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit M.S. 1464 ISSUED 1925 ON 276.80 ACRES - PAT #954806. MALACHITE COATINGS, VEINLETS AND DISSEMINATIONS IN BASAL CHITISTONE LST; MINOR PRODUCTION; EXPLORED BY THREE INCLINES AND UNDERGROUND WORKINGS AND BY A FEW PITS IN NEARBY NIKOLAI GREENSTONE (MF 773B).

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.

External references

Authoritative Alaska resources

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