Reconnaissance of the geology and mineral resources of Prince William Sound, Alaska,

Grant, Ulysses Sherman; Higgins, Daniel F.

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“…Seven copper prospects also reported by them to be active on Glacier Island and on the mainland to the north. In 1913 Johnson (1916) reported that only six properties were active--only two Were previously discussed by Grant and Higgins (1910). By 1917 there was little if any work being done on the prospects.…”

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Mineral resource assessment of the Chugach National Forest special study area in northern Prince William Sound, Alaska

Nelson¹,

Miller²,

Goldfarb³

et al. 1994

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Section: History Of Mineral Activitymentioning

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Mineral resource assessment of the Chugach National Forest special study area in northern Prince William Sound, Alaska

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“…(2) There is a major terrane boundary, but, at least in the western part of Prince William Sound, it is not located along the Contact fault. If this terrane boundary is to separate Cretaceous from Paleogene rocks, it would have to fall somewhere between the Contact fault and the Orca-Valdez contact as mapped by Grant and Higgins (1910) and Moffit (1954) (fig. 4).…”

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“…Early workers originally assigned to the Orca Group rocks of the islands east of Bainbridge and Knight Island Passages, the rocks of Naked and Glacier Islands, and rocks of the mainland adjacent to Orca Bay, Port Gravina, and Port Fidalgo (Grant and Higgins, 1910) (fig. 4).…”

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Sandstone composition of the Valdez and Orca groups, Prince William Sound, Alaska

Dumoulin¹

1987

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“…I n c l u d e s r e f e r e n c e s t o E l l i s I m p e r i a l . Grant and Higgins, 1910 (B 4 4 3 ) , p . 74-75 --Adit d r i v e n from a p o i n t n e a r sea l e v e l along v e i n f o r more than 100 ft.…”

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Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Valdez Quadrangle, Alaska

Cobb¹

1979

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Open-File Report 79-1241 1979This r e p o r t is preliminary and has n o t been e d i t e d o r reviewed f o r conformity w i t h Geological Survey standards and nomenclature. I n t r o d u c t i o nThese summaries of r e f e r e n c e s are designed t o a i d i n l i b r a r y r e s e a r c h on m e t a l l i c and n o n m e t a l l i c ( o t h e r t h a n m i n e r a l f u e l s and c o n s t r u c t i o n m a t e r i a l s ) m i n e r a l o c c u r r e n c e s i n t h e Valdez quadrangle, Alaska. A l l r e f e r e n c e s t o most r e p o r t s of t h e Geological Survey, t h e U.S. Bureau of Mines, and t h e State of Alaska D i v i s i o n of Geological and Geophysical Surveys and i t s p r e d e c e s s o r S t a t e and T e r r i t o r i a l a g e n c i e s r e l e a s e d b e f o r e A p r i l 1, 1979, a r e summarized. C e r t a i n , mainly s t a t i s t i c a l , r e p o r t s such a s t h e annual Minerals Yearbook of t h e U.S. Bureau of Mines and t h e bienn i a l and annual r e p o r t s of t h e S t a t e of Alaska D i v i s i o n of Geological and Geophysical Surveys and i t s p r e d e c e s s o r S t a t e and T e r r i t o r i a l a g e n c i e s are n o t included. Also n o t i n c l u d e d are data on many c l a i m s about which l i t t l e more than t h e i r l o c a t i o n s i s known ( f o r example, MacKevett andHolloway, 1977 (OF 77-169A), p. 83). These omissions should not b e i n r e rp r e t e d as a judgment on my p a r t t h a t t h e claims a r e n o t v a l i d m i n e r a l o c c u r r e n c e s , b u t o n l y t h a t t h e r e a r e i n s u f f i c i e n t d a t a t o d e s c r i b e any m i n e r a l d e p o s i t t h a t might b e p r e s e n t .This r e p o r t i s d i v i d e d into t h r e e p a r t s : a s e c t i o n made up of summaries of r e f e r e n c e s arranged a l p h a b e t i c a l l y by occurrence name; a s e c t i o n t h a t l i s t s synonyms for names i n t h e f i r s t s e c t i o n , c l a i m names, and t h e names of o p e r a t o r s and owners of mines and p r o s p e c t s ; and a s e c t i o n t h a t lists, by a u t h o r , a l l r e f e r e n c e s summarized i n t h e f i r s t s e c t i o n .Index map 2 These d a t a , p r e s e n t e d a t t h e t o p of t h e page, a r e followed by a s h o r t , g e n e r a l summary of t h e p u b l i s h e d i n f o r m a t i o n o n the occurrence. This i s followed (continued on a d d i t i o n a l pages, i f n e c e s s a r y ) by more d e t a i l e d summaries, arranged c h r o n o l o g i c a l l y , of r e f e r e n c e s t o t h e occurrence. Summasies.of References For each m i n e r a l o c c u r r e n c e t h e r e i s a page t h a t g i v e s t h e name of t h e occurrence; t h e m i n e r a l commodities p r e s e n t ( l i s t e d a l p h a b e t i c a l l y ) ; t h e mining d i s t r i c t (Ransome andMaterial i n b r a c k e t s is i n t e r p r e t i v e o r e x p l a n a t o r y and i s n o t i n t h e

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Reconnaissance of the geology and mineral resources of Prince William Sound, Alaska,

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Mineral resource assessment of the Chugach National Forest special study area in northern Prince William Sound, Alaska

Mineral resource assessment of the Chugach National Forest special study area in northern Prince William Sound, Alaska

Sandstone composition of the Valdez and Orca groups, Prince William Sound, Alaska

Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Valdez Quadrangle, Alaska

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