Marvitz

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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 10185598
MRDS ID A013194
MAS/MILS ID 0021110070
Record type Site
Current site name Marvitz
Alternate or previous names Lincoln Group
Related records 10002290

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -136.43266, 58.12191 (WGS84)
Elevation 275
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Fairweather A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Juneau SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Fairweather(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 043 S 055 E 21 SESWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -136.43266, 58.12191

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 National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-029

  • Deposit

    MR111-1 pp. 75-76 & 79

  • Deposit

    B1058E p. 211, plate 12

  • Deposit

    B1246 p. 143

  • Deposit

    MF436

  • Deposit

    P792 p. 91, plate 4

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FIRST STAKED 1926 & ABANDONED. 5 CLAIMS RESTAKED 1932. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. CLAIMS INACTIVE 1976. 3 TUNNELS TOTAL ABOUT 280 FT.; SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS. SLATES AND SCHISTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUN-1985 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

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