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Keku Islet

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Zinc
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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 10136955
MRDS ID A013381
MAS/MILS ID 0021160012
Record type Site
Current site name Keku Islet
Alternate or previous names Whitfield Zinc, Keku Islet Metals, Spallright
Related records 10002453

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -134.13522, 56.93033 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wade Hampton(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Port Alexander D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Port Alexander NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Port Alexander(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central 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 057 S 072 E 18 NESENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) MDip
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • JERMAIN & RUTLEDGE, 1949, 3 P MEMORANDUM (BACK-UP FILE)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A002660 MUFFLER, 1967, P 22-23 & PLATE1 (B1241-C) 3 CLAIMS ACTIVE 1949. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. ARGENTIFEROUS SPHALERITE IN TRANSVERSE FRACTURES IN BASALT DIKE. SPHALERITE VEIN: 37.4% ZN & .24OZ/TON AG. BASALT DIKE CUTS HALLECK FORMATION. BARITE OCCURS AS ACCESSORY MINERAL. DEPOSIT DETERMINED SUBECONOMIC FOLLOWING 1949 USBM STUDY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-95 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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