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Shumagin

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10283127
MRDS ID A013199
MAS/MILS ID 0021380003
Record type Site
Current site name Shumagin
Alternate or previous names Unga Island
Related records 10002295

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -160.58571, 55.23343 (WGS84)
Elevation 37
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aleutians East(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Port Moller A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Unga Island(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Port Moller(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cold Bay(hydrologic unit)

Aleutian Islands(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Unga Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 057 S 074 W 19 C N2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -160.58571, 55.23343
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Daughrty Petroleum Inc. (Sudsidiary Of Alaska Apollo)
    Interest 100
    Home office Kentucky
    Year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Alaska Apollo Gold Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1987

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Inferred 226796mt ore
    Total resources 226796mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 23.4 g/mt Gold Major 1995
    Silver Ag 76.5 g/mt Silver 1995

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO MENTION OF THE PROPERTY IN THE 1995 CORNUCOPIA ANNUAL REPORT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 138-002

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE MINING RECORD, V106 N27, 7-5-95, P.1.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY 1996/97, P.128.

  • Deposit

    B259h p. 101

  • Deposit

    B379h pp. 149, 151

  • Deposit

    B467 pp. 21, 125, 127

  • Deposit

    OF51 p. 111

  • Deposit

    MF443

  • Deposit

    E&MJ 7905 p. 84, No. 201

  • Deposit

    SR38 p. 11

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, V98, #29, JULY 22, 1987, P4, "NEW

  • Deposit

    DISCOVERY ENHANCE SHUMAGIN MINE".

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB W016495

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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