Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | PE |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | D-4 |
Latitude | 56.833 |
Longitude | -133.047 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | About three miles west-northwest of Petersburg, south of the estuary at the mouth of Petersburg Creek. Approximate location of two claims staked for radioactive minerals in 1956, and one claim staked nearby for Au, Fe, and Ag in 1960 (U. S. Bureau of Mines, 1980). Locality 18 of Grybeck, Berg, and Karl (1984). |
Geologic descriptionTwo claims staked for radioactive minerals in 1956, and one claim staked nearby for Au, Fe, and Ag in 1960. Apparently there has been no further work after the initial staking on these claims and no other mineral deposits are known nearby. | |
Geologic map unit | (-133.048726149787, 56.8326576052438) |
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Workings or exploration | Two claims staked for radioactive minerals in 1956, and one claim staked nearby for Au, Fe, and Ag in 1960. Apparently there has been no further work after the initial staking on these claims and no other mineral deposits are known nearby. |
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Indication of production | None |
MRDS Number | 10308038 |
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ReferencesU.S. Bureau of Mines, 1980, Claim map, Petersburg quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Map 117, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
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Reporters | H.C. Berg (Fullerton, California) and D.J. Grybeck (USGS) |
Last report date | 11/1/1998 |