Silver Bay

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10136522
MRDS ID	A013366
MAS/MILS ID	0021160023
Record type	Site
Current site name	Silver Bay
Alternate or previous names	Silver Bay Prospect
Related records	10002444

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Ore Body
Geographic coordinates:	-135.13806, 56.99411 (WGS84)
Elevation	60
Location accuracy	500(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian	Township	Range	Section	Fraction	State
Copper River	056 S	065 E	19	S2SWSE	Alaska

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary
Silver	Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1)	-135.13806, 56.99411	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Prospect
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights	Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category	State

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	0021160023
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	A013366	MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

Ownership

ALASKA KARDEX 116-013
Ownership

ALASKA KARDEX 116-018
Deposit

AR18b p. 79
Deposit

B284e p. 45
Deposit

B314d p. 60
Deposit

B379d p. 73
Deposit

B504 p. 29
Deposit

B947D pp. 72-73
Deposit

B1246 p. 143
Deposit

MF464
Deposit

SR38 p. 14

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	ACTIVE SLIGHTLY PRIOR TO 1898. ACTIVITY CEASED BY 1898. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. NEARLY ON STRIKE WITH LIBERTY MINE IN SITKA GRAYWACKE. COMPOSED OF LOW GRADE AU-AG BEARING QTZ VEIN. PYRITE & CHALCOPYRITE ALSO PRESENT. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 (PP 792) USGS CRIB A002672 USGS CRIB A002673

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	12-FEB-1988	Map	U.S. Bureau of Mines