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Jumbo

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver, Zinc
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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. Mining district
  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 10282630
MRDS ID A010201
MAS/MILS ID 0021180038
Record type Site
Current site name Jumbo
Alternate or previous names Banded Mountain, Marmot, Davis, Lower Basin, Blasher & Hummel
Related records 10000166

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -130.35536, 56.01757 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100
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

Bradfield Canal A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bradfield Canal SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bradfield Canal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Misty Fiords National Monument Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 067 S 097 E 36 NW Alaska

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -130.35536, 56.01757
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hyder District

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kenneth C. Eichner And Others
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OF 51 CLAIMS. ACTIVE THROUGH 1977. OF 51 CLAIMS. ACTIVE THROUGH 1977 ADJACENT CLAIM GROUP REPORTED BY SHEPARD(1926): DAVIS GROUP. WORKINGS: ADIT REPORTEDLY DRIVEN AFTER 1929. NOT FOUND 1973. DISSEMINATED SULFIDES & SULFIDE-BEARING QTZ VEINS HOSTED IN GRAYWACKE, ARGILLITE & BANDED HORNFELS OF HAZELTON(?) GROUP. PYRITE, GALENA & MOLYBDENITE & TRACES OF SPHALERITE & CHALCOPYRITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-JUL-95 Peb 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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