Corn

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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 10137223
MAS/MILS ID 0021160035
Record type Site
Current site name Corn
Alternate or previous names Saginaw Bay, Corn 100-220

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -134.05192, 56.86913 (WGS84)
Elevation 120
Location accuracy 100(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 058 S 072 E 03 C C C Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -134.05192, 56.86913

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1973

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner James Pray
    Interest 34
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner J. Fitzgerald
    Interest 66
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cominco American Inc
    Home office Washington
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MUFFLER, 1967, PLATE 1 (B1241-C) 41 CLAIMS 1973. 80 CLAIMS STAKED 1974. ALL ACTIVE 1977. IN KEKU VOLCANICS & PARTIALLY IN CORNWALLIS LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Rdc U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

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