Hogg Bay

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093946
MRDS ID A010407
Record type Site
Current site name Hogg Bay
Related records 10210121

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -148.19141, 60.09398 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT NUMBER IS THE MAP LOCATION NUMBER FROM MF-880A. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Orca Group
    Rock description Orca Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -148.19141, 60.09398

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Prince William Sound District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A010407

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULLETIN 783, P. 21

  • Deposit

    USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 274

  • Deposit

    USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P 106

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1984 Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey