Blashke Islands

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Copper, Nickel, Platinum
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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233781
MRDS ID A002616
MAS/MILS ID 0021170001
Record type Site
Current site name Blashke Islands

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -132.90465, 56.12393 (WGS84)
Elevation 23
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Petersburg A-3 SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Petersburg S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Petersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

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 066 S 081 E 20 SE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -132.90465, 56.12393

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ULTRAMAFIC BODY CONTAINS SULFIDES PYRRHOTITE, CHALCOPYRITE. USGS CRIB W045395 USGS CRIB M045395

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 Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Carnes, R. David U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.