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Submarine

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
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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 10209973
MRDS ID A013277
MAS/MILS ID 0021140043
Record type Site
Current site name Submarine
Alternate or previous names Chichagof Eldorado, Baranoff, Handy-Andy, Alaska Lode, Chichagof Extension, Chichagof Bonanza, Bullion, Delta, Dandy
Related records 10002359

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -136.09092, 57.65941 (WGS84)
Elevation 12
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka C-7 NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sitka NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka W OE(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 048 S 058 E 31 SWSWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -136.09092, 57.65941
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Baranof Exploration And Development Co., Inc.
    Interest 29
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Chichagof Extension Mining Co.
    Interest 14
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner State Of Alaska
    Interest 57
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A003148 STAKED PRIOR TO 1917, 1925, 1935 & 1953. OWNERSHIP CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES. 7 & POSSIBLY 23 PATD CLAIMS ARE ONLY VALID CLAIMS IN 1976. PATD CLAIMS UNDER MS 1497,1498 PAT#1058725, 1594 PAT#1075358 AND THOSE POSSIBLY PATENTED UNDER MS 2182, 2184 & 2185. WORKINGS INCLUDE 80FT ADIT WITH 175FT INCL. SHAFT ON HANDY; 57FT ADIT ON ANDY; SHALLOW PIT ON SUBMARINE; & OPEN CUTS & PITS ON ADJACENT CLAIMS ESPECIALLY THE BARANOFF CLAIMS. LOCATED WITHIN SITKA GRAYWACKE ALONG EXTENSION OF HIRST- CHICHAGOFF SHEAR ZONE. CONSISTS OF AU & SPARSE SULFIDES ASSOC. WITH VEIN QTZ IN THE SHEAR ZONE. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 & 4 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP.

Reporter information

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