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Limestone Queen

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity 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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185674
MAS/MILS ID 0021090067
Record type Site
Current site name Limestone Queen
Alternate or previous names Limestone Queen No Ms#,Pat# 1209406

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -136.12433, 59.42894 (WGS84)
Elevation 120
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Haines(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Skagway B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Skagway SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Skagway C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chilkat-Skagway Rivers(hydrologic unit)

Northern 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 028 S 055 E 19 SENESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -136.12433, 59.42894
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner P. B. Allen
    Interest 100
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAIM STAKED 1953. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. CLAIM INACTIVE 1976. ECONOMICS OF CALCITE BASED UPON NEED FOR FLUX AT KLUKWAN SMELTER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 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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