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Stelting

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Iron
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112537
MAS/MILS ID 0021090054
Record type Site
Current site name Stelting
Alternate or previous names Deshu Monument, Mag, Pro

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -135.40899, 59.22335 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Skagway A-2 NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Skagway SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Skagway(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chilkat-Skagway Rivers(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 030 S 059 E 36 NWSESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -135.40899, 59.22335
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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 Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 CLAIMS STAKED 1963. NO WORK SINCE. CLAIMS INACTIVE 1976. CONSISTS OF TITANIFEROUS IRON ORE SIMILAR TO KLUKWAN. EASY MINING AND SHIPPING AS DEPOSIT IS ON A DEEP WATER PORT. BEST IRON VALUES 13.4%. BEST TITANIUM VALUES 2.1%. IF OCCURRENCE APPROX. 1.25 MI EAST OF STELTING IS CONTIGUOUS, RESERVES ARE SEVERAL MILLION TONS.

Reporter information

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