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Salmon Bay

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities REE, Thorium, Uranium
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Sections on this page
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282819
MRDS ID A010333
MAS/MILS ID 0021170052
Record type Site
Current site name Salmon Bay
Alternate or previous names E&P Lode, Wandue, Raven, Fishery Island
Related records 10000285

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -133.14356, 56.29803 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Petersburg B-4 SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Petersburg S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Petersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 064 S 079 E 30 NENENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Primary
Thorium Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -133.14356, 56.29803
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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 State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 117-015

  • Deposit

    MI117-1

  • Deposit

    C196 pp. 13, 14, 16

  • Deposit

    C202 pp. 1, 8

  • Deposit

    GR44 pp. 1-12, 50-54

  • Deposit

    OF81-122

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. F-46

Comments on the references

  • HOUSTON, J. R., 1952 (USGS MEM. REPT. 356).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Clm 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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