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Small Island No. 1

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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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 10136661
MAS/MILS ID 0021140112
Record type Site
Current site name Small Island No. 1
Alternate or previous names Triplet Island, Snipe Island, Triplet Island Copper

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -136.22843, 57.72611 (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 C-7 NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sitka NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka W OE(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

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 048 S 057 E 07 SENENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -136.22843, 57.72611
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    B692e pp. 107-108, plate 2

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1 CLAIM STAKED 1921. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. INACTIVE 1976. ASSUMED AU BASED ON HILL ISLAND PROSPECT LOCATED IN SAME JURASSIC SITKA GRAYWACKE. REED & COATS, 1941, PLATE 3 (B929) GEOLOGIC MAP. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP. NO ALASKA KARDEX.

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.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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