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Keno

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161156
MRDS ID A000413
MAS/MILS ID 0021180041
Record type Site
Current site name Keno
Alternate or previous names Neil Stevens, Raygold Claims, Serpentine Mining Claim, Charles Murphy, Lester Bigham, Lester & Flowey Bigham, Marie Burnett, Nick Benkovich, Bessie B Group

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -130.23426, 56.02787 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200
Location accuracy 100(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

Bradfield Canal A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bradfield Canal SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bradfield Canal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

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 067 S 098 E 27 SE NE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -130.23426, 56.02787
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hyder District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 118-022

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 118-067

  • Deposit

    B773d pp. 74, 87, 94

  • Deposit

    MR191-2 p. 2

  • Deposit

    B807 p. 108

  • Deposit

    MR191-4 pp. 4-5

  • Deposit

    MF418

  • Deposit

    ROEHM, 1943, TDM MR 191-5 (ANTIMONY SECTION)

  • Deposit

    ALASKA MINING AND EXPLORATION CO., PORTLAND CANAL MINING

  • Deposit

    PROPERTIES, 1955(?), COMPANY PERSPECTUS(?)

  • Deposit

    BURTON, 1988, BURTON CONSULTING INC. REPORT ON 4 CLAIMS

  • Deposit

    IN THE HYDER AREA (INCLUDES KENO)

  • Deposit

    BITTENBENDER & OTHERS, 1993, USBM OFR11-93, PP. 19, 40

Comments on the references

  • KERNS,1949(USBM MINERALS MEMORANDUM)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-MAY-1993 Peb 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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