Atom

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Beryllium, Uranium
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136716
MRDS ID A010279
MAS/MILS ID 0021210054
Record type Site
Current site name Atom
Alternate or previous names Atom Marietta, Little Ray, Little Mary Rose, Atom Florence, Atom Rose, Atom Irene, Irene D, Atom Annie
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Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -132.13097, 54.91223 (WGS84)
Elevation 260
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dixon Entrance D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Dixon Entrance(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dixon Entrance(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 080 S 088 E 22 SESWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -132.13097, 54.91223

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 Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cotter Corp.
    ID 5001228
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1979

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: COTTER CORPORATION P.O. BOX 352 GOLDEN, COLORADO 80401

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • BACK-UP FILE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 7 CLAIMS 1955. 3 CLAIMS STAKED 1956. 3 CLAIMS STAKED 1967, 1968 & 1975. 3 CLAIMS 1969. 6 CLAIMS STAKED 1976. ALL ACTIVE 1977 EXCEPT 1967 & 1969 CLAIMS. MAIN WORKINGS ON ATOM MARIETTA #4. ARE SMALL CUTS & PITS. CONSISTS OF MINERALIZED ANDESITE-DACITE DIKES IN SHEAR ZONES IN GRANODIORITE- QTZ MONZONITE HOST ROCK. IN ALBITIZED ZONE AROUND BOKAN MTN. PERALKALINE GRANITE. URANOTHORITE & URANINITE IN VEINLETS, DISSEM. & IRREGU- LAR ASSEMBLAGES IN DIKE ROCK. ORE IN PLACE IS TOO LITTLE TO MINE BUT FAVORABLE FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION. BEST FLOAT ASSAYS AT 9% U308. BEO DISC. IN PHENACITE IN 1958. BEST VALUE .91% BEO.

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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/19/1978
MSHA mine ID5001228
Mine name (MSHA)Bokan Mountain Dotson Claims
Current operatorCotter Corp
Current controller (parent)Commonwealth Edison Company
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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