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Lemesurier Island Paligorskite

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Asbestos
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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 10233917
MRDS ID A002092
MAS/MILS ID 0021110083
Record type Site
Current site name Lemesurier Island Paligorskite

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -136.06736, 58.29002 (WGS84)
Elevation 335
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Fairweather B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Juneau SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central 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 041 S 057 E 27 SENWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -136.06736, 58.29002
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner George, Gus
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-024

  • Deposit

    MR191-5 pp. 4-5

  • Deposit

    IC7313

  • Deposit

    B1121K pp. 51-52

  • Deposit

    B1121K plate 1

  • Deposit

    P792 pp. 91, 92

Comments on the references

  • BACK-UP FILES.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAIMS STAKED 1963. ACTIVE 1976. COMPOSED OF PALIGORSKITE, AN ASBESTOS-LIKE CLAY MINERAL, OCCURRING AS SMALL VEINS AND IN FRACTURES IN THE WILLOUGHBY LIMESTONE. AROUND 1000 LBS HAVE BEEN MINED FOR TESTING. JOHNS-MANVILLE REPORTED THE MINERAL TO BE EXCELLENT GRADE. MARKET NOT YET FOUND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Carnes, R. David U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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