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Khantaak Island

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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 10160853
MRDS ID A013399
MAS/MILS ID 0021080004
Record type Site
Current site name Khantaak Island
Alternate or previous names Khantak Beach
Related records 10002468

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -139.75785, 59.61219 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yakutat(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Yakutat C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Yakutat NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Yakutat C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dezadeash River(hydrologic unit)

Gulf of 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 026 S 033 E 36 S2SWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Qs
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
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 Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAIMS INACTIVE 1976. DISCOVERY 1887. WORKED 1888-1905 INTERMITTENTLY. PRODUCTION: $3000 AU IN 1891 BY SLUICING. VALUES AT $40/TON. COMPOSED OF AURIFEROUS BLACK BEACH SANDS CONCENTRATED BY WAVE ACTION. PLATINUM REPORTED BUT NOT FOUND WHEN SAMPLED.

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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