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Biscuit

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Iron
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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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209699
MAS/MILS ID 0021210031
Record type Site
Current site name Biscuit
Alternate or previous names Chuck, Pieper, Luna, Saitchuck

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -132.32677, 54.90943 (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

Dixon Entrance D-1 NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dixon Entrance(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dixon Entrance(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest UND(Type of land area)

UND(Federal land areas administered by UND)

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 080 S 087 E 29 C NENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -132.32677, 54.90943
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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 Wilderness

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cities Service Minerals Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 CLAIMS 1964. NO ACTIVITY UNTIL RESTAKED 1968. NO FOLLOWING ASSESSMENT. RESTAKED 1975 IN 55 CLAIM BLOCK. KARDEX SHOWS CU & FE AS COMMODITIES. THIS WOULD BE SIMILAR TO GOODHOPE DEPOSIT IN HUNTER BAY.

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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