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Port Protection Limestone

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258313
MRDS ID A002642
MAS/MILS ID 0021170048
Record type Site
Current site name Port Protection Limestone

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -133.59627, 56.28283 (WGS84)
Elevation 46
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

Petersburg B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

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

Petersburg(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 064 S 076 E 32 SENWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -133.59627, 56.28283
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUL-1989 Clm 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

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