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Wag

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10283028
MAS/MILS ID 0021210058
Record type Site
Current site name Wag
Alternate or previous names Joy, Rum, Amoco Minerals, Tipperary Land & Exploration Corp., Alvenco, Inc., Pub, Sam

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -132.10177, 54.93303 (WGS84)
Elevation 300
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

Dixon Entrance D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Dixon Entrance(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dixon Entrance(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 080 S 088 E 14 NWNESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -132.10177, 54.93303
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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 Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Amoco Minerals Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 86 CLAIMS 1970. ADDITIONAL 83 IN 1971 & 68 IN 1972. AMMENDED LOCATIONS IN 1972 RESULTED IN INCREASE TO AROUND 280(?) ALL CLAIMS ACTIVE 1977. IN ALBITIZED QTZ MONZONITE & GRANODIORITE SURROUNDING BOKAN MOUNTAIN PERALKALINE STOCK. MACKEVETT, 1963, PLATE 1 (B1154) ASSUME U308 BASED ON OCCURRENCES IN SURROUNDING AREA.

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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