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Falcon Arm

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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 10282880
MRDS ID A013287
MAS/MILS ID 0021140033
Record type Site
Current site name Falcon Arm
Alternate or previous names Falcon Arm Prospect, Falcon, Falcon Mining Company
Related records 10002369

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -135.92981, 57.55251 (WGS84)
Elevation 56
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sitka(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Sitka NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka(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)

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 050 S 059 E 10 SENENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -135.92981, 57.55251
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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 Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • AJ REPORT, 1928(?), 2P. (SEE BACK-UP FILE)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 (9?) CLAIMS STAKED 1916. RELOCATED 1938. LAST REFERENCE IN 1947. NO RECORD OF ACTIVITY SINCE. INACTIVE 1977. 30FT ADIT AT 1650 ELEV; SHORT ADIT AT 400 ELEV; 3010FT OF CROSSCUT & DRIFT AT 185FT ELEV. COMPOSED OF SULFIDE BEARING FELSIC DIKES IN SITKA GRAYWACKE LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 & 4 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP. BEST AU-AG VALUES: $64/TON. SULFIDES: GALENA, SPHALERITE & PYRITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-88 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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