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Unnamed (southwest of Portage Valley)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Nearby scientific data
  6. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  7. Mining district
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308100
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (southwest of Portage Valley)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -160.60244, 55.69924 (WGS84)
Relative position This occurrence is located on the Alaska Peninsula southwest of upper portage Valley (MacKevett and Holloway, 1977, locality 22; Wilson and others, 1988, locality 22). The map site is at an elevation of 1,000 feet, in the NE1/4 of sec. 30, T. 52 S., R. 73 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location is accurate to within 4 miles.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aleutians East(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Port Moller C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Port Moller(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Port Moller(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cold Bay(hydrologic unit)

Aleutian Islands(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)

National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Nearby scientific data

(1) -160.60244, 55.69924
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This site was described by MacKevett and Holloway (1977) as altered zones probably related to Tertiary granitic rocks.
  • Age = Tertiary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Alaska Peninsula

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Wilson, F.H., White, W.H., and DuBois, G.D., 1988, Brief descriptions of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in the Port Moller and Stepovak Bay quadrangles, Alaska Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-666, 128 p., scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = MacKevett and Holloway, 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Other Comments = This site is located on land selected by the Aleut Corporation.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-JAN-01 S.H. Pilcher U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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