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Soapstone No. 1

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Nickel, PGE, Talc-Soapstone
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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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185879
MAS/MILS ID 0020850215
Record type Site
Current site name Soapstone No. 1
Alternate or previous names Last Chance Soapstone No. 1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -149.42489, 61.75645 (WGS84)
Elevation 800
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anchorage D-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Anchorage NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Susitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 019 N 001 W 10 C NENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
PGE Critical Tertiary
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -149.42489, 61.75645
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Willow Creek

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Lloyd Hill
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAIMS STAKED 1963, 1964. ASSESSMENT WORK THROUGH 1977 (KX 85-283). OWNER ADDRESS: LLOYD HILL BOX 766 PALMER, ALASKA CU, NI, AND TRACE PT/PD DETECTED IN USBM SAMPLES FROM OPEN- CUT SOAPSTONE MINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-AUG-1991 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.