| Deposit ID | 10003649 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A106416 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Near Shakan |
| Geographic coordinates: | -133.43158, 56.13251 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SEE LOCATION COMMENTS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Petersburg A-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Petersburg S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Petersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)
Southern 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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| (1) | -133.43158, 56.13251 |
|---|
| General form | SEE DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION COMMENTS |
|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ketchikan |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A106416 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | PE047 |
U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1980, Claim map, Petersburg quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Map No. 117, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Brew, D. A., Ovenshine, A. T., Karl, S. M., and Hunt, S. J., 1984, Preliminary reconnaissance geologic map of the Petersburg and parts of the Port Alexander and Sumdum 1:250,000 quadrangles, southeastern Alaska: U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-405, 43 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Grybeck, D. J., Berg, H. C., and Karl, S. M., 1984, Map and description of the mineral deposits in the Petersburg and eastern Port Alexander quadrangles: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-837, 86 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Maas, K. M., Bittenbender, P. E., and Still, J. C., 1995, Mineral investigations in the Ketchikan mining district, southeastern Alaska: U. S. Bureau of Mines Open-File
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ROCKS IN THE AREA CONSIST OF A CRETACEOUS QUARTZ MONZONITE PLUTON IN CONTACT WITH MARBLE METAMORPHOSED FROM SILURIAN HECETA LIMESTONE AND BIOTITE-QUARTZ-HORNFELS METAMORPHOSED FROM SILURIAN GRAYWACKE AND MUDSTONE OF THE BAY OF PILLARS FORMATION (BREW, AND OTHERS, 1984). THE CLAIMS ARE PROBABLY RELATED TO THIS CONTACT. ALSO SEE PE046 FOR SPECIFIC DEPOSITS WITHIN THIS CLAIM BLOCK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1998 | Berg, H. C. (Grybeck, D. J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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