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Border

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, 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. 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 10282962
MRDS ID A010223
MAS/MILS ID 0021180008
Record type Site
Current site name Border
Alternate or previous names Gold Cliff Premier, Ray & Juliette Bobbs, Paul & Mary Meyer, Border Fraction, Slim Fraction, Lan Doggert
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Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -130.04345, 56.04897 (WGS84)
Elevation 180
Location accuracy 500(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-1(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

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 067 S 099 E 24 NESWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -130.04345, 56.04897
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ray And Juliette Bobbs
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A000398 MS 1535, PAT# 1033285. THE GOLD CLIFF GROUP OF 24 CLAIMS NOT PATENTED. PROSPECTS COVER MINERALIZED QUARTZ FISSURE VEINS & SHEAR ZONES IN HAZELTON (?) GROUP METASEDIMENTS. HOST ROCKS INCLUDE QUARTZITE, TUFF, INTERCALATED SHALE INTRUDED BY PORPHYRITIC DIKES EMANATING FROM THE NEARBY HYDER QUARTZ MONZONITE PLUTON. 1. GOLD CLIFF PREMIER: STAKED IN 1920 & 1925. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. A 20-FT. OPEN CUT EXPOSES A SHEAR ZONE CONTAINING SPHALERITE,CHALCOPYRITE,PYRITE & TETRAHEDRITE. ASSAYS GAVE 1 OZ AU/TON & 3 TO 4 OZ AG/TON. 2. BORDER CLAIMS: STAKED IN 1930. FORECLOSED TO STATE IN 1957. SOLD AT AUCTION 1970. 70-FT. ADIT DRIVEN ON A SHEAR ZONE W/MINERALIZED QTZ STRINGERS & VEIN. GALENA, SPHALERITE, PYRITE & CHALCO. OCCUR AS MASSIVE SHOOTS UP TO 0.5 FT. WIDE IN A QUARTZ & CARBONATE GANGUE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Jr 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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