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Homestake

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10283096
MRDS ID A010245
MAS/MILS ID 0021180031
Record type Site
Current site name Homestake
Alternate or previous names Carlson & Hewitt, Morning Star, Frank Reichenbach, Evening Star, Mcvey & Connors, Silver Coin, Meagher & Snyder, Gail Rosenstein, L. E. Bigham, Hopeful, Hyder Mines Inc., Black Diamond Mining & Milling Co., Texas Creek Mining Co., Ibex, Day Brothers
Related records 10000208

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -130.17116, 56.07617 (WGS84)
Elevation 1090
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 07 SESWW2 Alaska

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -130.17116, 56.07617
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hyder Mines,Inc
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • KERNS,1949(USBM MINERALS MEMORANDUM)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-88 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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Authoritative Alaska resources

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