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Sockeye prospect, Tamgas Lake, Annette Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Sockeye prospectProspect
Tamgas LakeLake
Annette IslandIsland
Ketchikan Mining DistrictMining District
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaCensus Area
AlaskaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 3' 34'' North , 131° 29' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
55.05972,-131.48972
GRN:
N37W56
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Metlakatla1,405 (2017)9.4km
Saxman417 (2017)29.5km
Ketchikan8,197 (2017)32.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
200067
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:200067:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Elliott location 152


Location: This prospect is known only from U.S. Bureau of Mines (1977) claim records. Its approximate location is at about 200 feet elevation, about 0.2 mile southeast of the outlet of Tamgas Lake. The site is in sec. 2, T79S, R92E, CRM (Copper River Meridian). It corresponds to loc. 152 in Elliott and others (1978). The location is probably accurate within about 0.5 mile.

Geology: The country rock in the area of this site is recrystallized diorite of Silurian or Ordovician age (Berg, 1972 [I 684]). According to U.S. Bureau of Mines claim records (1977), this prospect, which is in the diorite, was staked for uranium or for other radioactive minerals. No other information about it has been made public.

Commodities (Major) - U

Development Status: None

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References

Berg, H.C. (1972), Geologic map of Annette Island, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-684, 8 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1977), Claim map, Ketchikan quadrangle: U.S. Bureau of Mines Map 120, scale 1:250,000.
Elliott, R.L., Berg, H.C., and Karl, S.M. (1978), Map and table describing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-73B, 17 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
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