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Caamano Point

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Antimony
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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 10210168
MRDS ID A012315
MAS/MILS ID 0021200008
Record type Site
Current site name Caamano Point
Alternate or previous names Blackhand 1-5, Hot Air Group, Blackhand, Tillicum No. 1, Klemm Mine
Related records 10001566

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -131.98509, 55.51644 (WGS84)
Elevation 45
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ketchikan C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ketchikan NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ketchikan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest 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 073 S 088 E 25 NWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -131.98509, 55.51644
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Tillicum Mining Co.
    ID 5000085
  • Type Unknown
    Owner El Paso Nat. Gas
    ID 5000085

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • OFR #1, PP. 1-4.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONSISTS OF SMALL HIGH-GRADE PODS OF STIBNITE IN BRECCIATED LIMESTONE. RESERVES LESS THAN 100 TONS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Carnes, R. David 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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