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St. John Harbor

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Zinc
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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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161370
MAS/MILS ID 0021170055
Record type Site
Current site name St. John Harbor
Alternate or previous names Zarembo Island, Frenchie

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -132.95606, 56.41194 (WGS84)
Elevation 31
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wade Hampton(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Petersburg B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Petersburg S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Petersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central 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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 063 S 080 E 17 SENWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -132.95606, 56.41194
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1978

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bp Alaska Exploration, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bear Creek Mining Co.
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1984

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: BP ALASKA EXPLORATION, INC. MINERALS DEPARTMENT CALAIS II BLDG., 3301 C STREET P.O. BOX 4-1379 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99509 TELE: (907) 265-7436

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-FEB-1988 Rdc 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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