Sultana

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Nickel
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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209799
MRDS ID A010144
MAS/MILS ID 0021190188
Record type Site
Current site name Sultana
Alternate or previous names Index, Norman B. Manning, Vulcan, Rhode Island, Beaver, William R. Knott
Related records 10000117

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -132.6012, 55.29193 (WGS84)
Elevation 180
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Craig B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Craig SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)

Southern 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 076 S 084 E 11 NWSEC Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Copper Primary
Iron Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -132.6012, 55.29193

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 8HA
    Field Value
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ketchikan District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Georgia Pacific Corp.
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    P1 p. 107

  • Deposit

    B345e p. 95

  • Deposit

    B347 pp. 87, 104-105

  • Deposit

    P87 pp. 49, 56, 63, 107

  • Deposit

    B1246 p. 171

  • Deposit

    MF433

  • Deposit

    OF78-869 p. 201

  • Deposit

    OF81-122 p. 25, No. 99

  • Deposit

    OF82-719 p. 10, No. 258

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Jr 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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