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St. James Bay

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Tin
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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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136714
MAS/MILS ID 0021120152
Record type Site
Current site name St. James Bay
Alternate or previous names Comstock Tin, Comstock

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -135.21035, 58.60534 (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

Juneau C-4 SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Juneau NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lynn Canal(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

National Forest(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 038 S 062 E 05 NWSWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -135.21035, 58.60534
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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 National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • BACK-UP FILE

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SN FROM FLOAT ROCK DETERMINED TO BE TRANSPORTED BY ICE. CASSITERITE ORIGIN MAY BE FROM LS-INTRUSIVE CONTACTS TO W EST. 11% SN IN GRANITIC FLOAT ROCK. QTZ VEINS ON CONTAIN SCATTERED AMOUNTS OF GALENA & SILVER. SMALL ADIT 100M SW OF VEINS REPORTED TO CARRY HI AG VALUES. WORKINGS REPORTED UP CREEKS AT HEAD OF BAY. HIGH PB & AG. NO ACTIVITY SINCE CLAIM STAKED BETWEEN 1955 & 1966.

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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