Granite Island

Unknown in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209452
MAS/MILS ID 0021050017
Record type Site
Current site name Granite Island

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -149.80252, 59.6328 (WGS84)
Elevation 182
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blying Sound C-8 NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Blying Sound NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Blying Sound(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 006 S 003 W 28 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -149.80252, 59.6328

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUL-1989 Ges U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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