Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | SI |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | C-7 |
Latitude | 57.7132 |
Longitude | -136.1355 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | This prospect is at sea level about midway along the northwest shore of Black Bay. The prospect is 0.4 mile east-southeast of the northwest corner of sec. 14, T. 48 S., R. 57 E. It is location P-56 of Bittenbender and others (1999) and MAS no. 0021140115 (U.S. Bureau of Land Management, 2002). The location probably is accurate within about 0.5 mile. |
Geologic descriptionJohnson and Karl (1985) map the rocks in the area of this prospect as Cretaceous melange. The rocks are cut by northwest-striking, high-angle faults. Bittenbender and others (1999) report that 5 claims were staked in 1920, but the commodity is unknown. There is no record of activity since the original staking. | |
Geologic map unit | (-136.137329409959, 57.7128255888297) |
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Workings or exploration | Bittenbender and others (1999) report that 5 claims were staked in 1920, but the commodity is unknown. There is no record of activity since the original staking. |
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Indication of production | Undetermined |
Additional commentsThe prospect is in West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness. |
ReferencesBittenbender, P., Still, J.C., Maas, K., and McDonald, M., Jr., 1999, Mineral resources of the Chichagof and Baranof Islands area, southeast Alaska: Bureau of Land Management, BLM-Alaska Technical Report 19, 222 p.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management, 2002, Alaska mineral locations database report (Sitka quadrangle), July 2, 2002, 205 p. [http://imcg.wr.usgs.gov/dem.html]
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Reporters | H.C. Berg (U.S. Geological Survey) |
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Last report date | 10/16/2004 |