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Bessie

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Nickel
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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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10234034
MAS/MILS ID 0021140081
Record type Site
Current site name Bessie

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -136.37845, 57.93301 (WGS84)
Elevation 15
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka D-8 NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sitka NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

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

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest UND(Type of land area)

UND(Federal land areas administered by UND)

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 045 S 056 E 29 NESESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -136.37845, 57.93301
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BM UNPB

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1 CLAIM STAKED 1921. INACTIVE 1976. ASSUME NI-CU BASED UPON GEOLOGY & CHAR. OF NEARBY CLAIMS. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP. NO ALASKA KARDEX.

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.

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

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