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Little Sitkin Island

Occurrence 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 10209622
MRDS ID A013236
MAS/MILS ID 0021510001
Record type Site
Current site name Little Sitkin Island
Related records 10002324

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 178.54018, 51.94491 (WGS84)
Elevation 686
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aleutians West(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rat Islands C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Rat Islands E(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rat Islands SW(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Western Aleutian 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 095 S 229 W Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 178.54018, 51.94491
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO ALASKA KARDEX. A LARGE DEPOSIT OF SULPHUR RIDDLED WITH ACTIVE FUMEROLES COVERING AN AREA OF 10 ACRES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-MAR-1997 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Coordinate doesn't match listed state

The coordinates (51.9449, 178.5402) do not appear to fall inside any U.S. state, but this record is listed as being in Alaska, United States.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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