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Akun Island

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Sulfur
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185982
MRDS ID A013230
MAS/MILS ID 0021420002
Record type Site
Current site name Akun Island
Alternate or previous names Paula Claim, Matrona Claim, Akun King Claim, Akun Queen Claim, Dorothy Claim
Related records 10002319

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -165.63571, 54.26583 (WGS84)
Elevation 488
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aleutians East(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Unimak B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Akutan Island(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Unimak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fox Islands(hydrologic unit)

Aleutian Islands(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)

National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 068 S 110 W 21 C NW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -165.63571, 54.26583
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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 Federal

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO ALASKA KARDEX. 1,200 TONS OF SULFUR PER ACRE OVER 15-20 ACRES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUN-1985 Sbh 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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