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Kuiu

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, 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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161469
MRDS ID A002663
MAS/MILS ID 0021160003
Record type Site
Current site name Kuiu
Alternate or previous names Dyrdahl-Hawkes Zinc-Lead Prospect, Kuiu Zinc Mines, Kuiu Zinc Company, Kuiu Zinc-Lead Company, Keku Group

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -134.10332, 56.89283 (WGS84)
Elevation 183
Location accuracy 500(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

Port Alexander D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Port Alexander NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Port Alexander(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sealaska Corporation(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

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 057 S 072 E 29 SESWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -134.10332, 56.89283
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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 State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 116-007

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 370512 p. 1

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 380523 p. 15

  • Deposit

    MR191-5 pp. 5, 7

  • Deposit

    PE116-4

  • Deposit

    PE116-5

  • Deposit

    IR JAW 510706a p. 3

Comments on the references

  • WILLIAMS, 1937, 5 P (AJ REPORT)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MUFFLER, 1967, P 26-28 & PLATE 1 (B1241-C) 32 CLAIMS STAKED 1937. LAST ACTIVE 1951. SURFACE CUTS, >13 DIAMOND DRILL HOLES, & 55FT ADIT WITH WINZE & 25FT SUBLEVEL. COMPOSED OF LOW GRADE ZN-P8 REPLACEMENT TYPE OCCURRING IN DOLOMITIC LS STRATA OF TRIASSIC KEKU VOLCANIC FORMATION. LS INTERLAYERED WITH LAVAS & CONGLOMERATES. SPHALERITE, GALENA, MARCASITE & PYRITE WITH LITTLE AG & AU. <.005% UR EQUIV. PRESENT AS THORIUM IN ANDESITIC LAVA. AVG ZN <1%. 1948 USBM RECOMMENDED NO FURTHER WORK ON DEPOSIT.

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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