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Cornwallis Peninsula

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Calcium
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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 10160844
MRDS ID A013378
MAS/MILS ID 0021160008
Record type Site
Current site name Cornwallis Peninsula
Alternate or previous names Jordan, Wyoming, Conkle, Allied Mine No. 1, Kuiu Calcite, Jww Witherite & Barite Group, Hungerford Barite, Barrows Barite, Whitfield Barite & Witherite
Related records 10002451

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -134.20193, 56.92473 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Port Alexander D-1 NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 057 S 071 E 15 SWNESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Calcium Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -134.20193, 56.92473
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
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, 2 P (USBM SUMMARY REPORT)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MUFFLER, 1967, PLATE 1 (B1241-C) STAKED 1923, 1931 AND AROUND 1949. TOTAL AROUND 16 NON- CONTIGUOUS CLAIMS INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVE. INACTIVE SINCE CA. 1950. COMPOSED OF WITHERITE, BARITE & CALCITE VEINS IN KEKU VOLCANICS & CORNWALLIS LIMESTONE. SMALL AMOUNT SPHALERITE DISSEMINATED THROUGH BARITE. SPHALERITE CONTAINS TRACE OF GALLIUM. 6750 TONS INDICATED & 5000 TONS INFERRED ORE AT 75%. DETERMINED TOO SAMLL FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT BY 1949 USBM EVALUATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-1995 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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