Unnamed Occurrences (ARDF - PE011; near Petersburg Creek), Kupreanof Mining District, Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Unnamed Occurrences (ARDF - PE011; near Petersburg Creek) | - not defined - |
Kupreanof Mining District | Mining District |
Petersburg Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
56° 49' 58'' North , 133° 2' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Petersburg | 2,948 (2017) | 6.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
202042
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:202042:9
GUID (UUID V4):
62afbd85-54e8-4e00-91b0-611ac068ca6d
Location: 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).
Geology: 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.
Workings: 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.
Commodities (Major) - Ag, Au, Fe, Th, U
Commodity List
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Other Databases
Link to USGS - Alaska: | PE011 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Taku DomainDomain
USA
- Alaska
- ⭔Wrangell-Petersburg Census AreaBorough
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