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South Marble Island

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Marble, Dimension
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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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10137048
MRDS ID A002115
MAS/MILS ID 0021110058
Record type Site
Current site name South Marble Island

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -136.04518, 58.64283 (WGS84)
Elevation 15
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Fairweather C-1 NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Juneau NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Glacier Bay National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 037 S 057 E Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Marble, Dimension Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -136.04518, 58.64283
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 1HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1914

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-013

  • Deposit

    B592f p. 100

  • Deposit

    B682 pp. 43-44, 114

  • Deposit

    MR111-1 pp. 69, 79

  • Deposit

    ECON G 3801 pp. 69, 79

  • Deposit

    B1139 p. 194

  • Deposit

    B1121K p. 51

  • Deposit

    MIRL 28 p. 151

  • Deposit

    P632 pp. 44, 79, 82

  • Deposit

    MF436

  • Deposit

    OF78-316 p. 60

  • Deposit

    OF78-494 p. C365, plates 1A, 1B, 2

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-88 Wlg U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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