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Magoun Island

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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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 10113022
MRDS ID A013297
MAS/MILS ID 0021140059
Record type Site
Current site name Magoun Island
Related records 10002379

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -135.57978, 57.16641 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka A-5 NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sitka SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Magoun Islands State Marine Park(State Marine Park)

State Marine Park ST(Type of land area)

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 054 S 062 E 20 SESESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Molybdenum Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -135.57978, 57.16641
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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 Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAIMS ACTIVE 1939. NO RECORD OF ACTIVITY SINCE. COMPOSED OF SULFIDE BEARING QTZ VEINLETS IN QTZ DIORITE. SULFIDES: MOLYBDENITE, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE & COVELLITE. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP.

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

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.