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Hump Island

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Uranium
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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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112851
MAS/MILS ID 0021200076
Record type Site
Current site name Hump Island
Alternate or previous names Chris 1-9, Lucky 4 1-4

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -131.75898, 55.51584 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ketchikan Gateway(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ketchikan C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ketchikan NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ketchikan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ketchikan(hydrologic unit)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest UND(Type of land area)

UND(Federal land areas administered by UND)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 073 S 090 E 29 NENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -131.75898, 55.51584
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1955

Mining district

District name Kmd

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GEOPHYS. REPTS BY W.A.FINNEY AND N.R.PATERSON:FILES OF DM&G- COLLEGE. PORPHYRY COPPER-MOLY WITH MNLZN EXPOSED ON EAST SIDE OF ISLAND. BEST GOLD ON NORTH END OF ISLAND IN QTZ VEINS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JAN-1993 Kmm 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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