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Tuxedni Bay

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, 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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209616
MRDS ID A001569
MAS/MILS ID 0020940001
Record type Site
Current site name Tuxedni Bay
Alternate or previous names Magnetic Island, Rusty Mountain

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -152.85934, 60.24525 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kenai A-8 NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kenai SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kenai(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tuxedni-Kamishak Bays(hydrologic unit)

Western Cook Inlet(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lake Clark National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 002 N 021 W 24 NESWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Iron Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -152.85934, 60.24525
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1916

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Trans-Pacific Resources
    Interest 100
    Home office Washington
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • BERRYHILL, 1959 (USBM EXAMINATIONREPT. NO. 1057 - MAY 1959)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB W016537 SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF MAGNETITE ORE IN A POD. FE CONTENT > 50%. UNDESIRABLE AMOUNTS OF S AND P. LOWER GRADE DEPOSITS (10-20% FE) TO EAST (B1024-D). PREVIOUS OWNERS IN VICINITY: NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORATION AND MINING, INC.; ROY A. TRACHSEL; GEORGE LINGA & GRENOLD T. COLLINS; G. MOORE & J.T. PETITJEAN; GLENN HEATHERLY; G. H. TILBURY; ALASKA MINING AND SMELTING CORP.; LOYD SWINDLE; J. WOODLAND & GUY RIVERS; ROCK ISLAND CONSTRUCTORS, INC.; S. C. SMITH; RUSS E. MEEKINS; ALLEN R. CAMPBELL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Rdc 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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