Location: Coordinates are at the approximate center of two claims near Fisherman Chuck, eastern Etolin Island; staked for radioactive minerals in 1956; apparently not active since (U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1980).
Geology: Two claims were staked for radioactive minerals in 1956 near Fisherman Chuck; apparently not active since (U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1980). Rocks in the vicinity consist mostly of Tertiary migmatitic rocks and granite (Brew and others, 1984).
Workings: Two claims were staked for radioactive minerals in 1956 near Fisherman Chuck; apparently not active since (U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1980).

Commodities (Major) - Th, U
Development Status: None

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Thorium

ⓘ Uranium

List of minerals for each chemical element

Other Databases

Link to USGS - Alaska:	PE076

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North America

Coast MountainsMountain Range

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Alexander TerraneVolcanic Arc
Taku DomainDomain

USA

Alaska
- Ketchikan Mining DistrictMining District
- ⭔Wrangell-Petersburg Census AreaBorough

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References

Brew, D.A., Ovenshine, A.T., Karl, S.M., and Hunt, S.J., 1984, Preliminary reconnaissance geologic map of the Petersburg and parts of the Port Alexander and Sumdum 1:250,000 quadrangles, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-405, 43 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000. Grybeck, D.J., Berg, H.C., and Karl, S.M., 1984, Map and description of the mineral deposits in the Petersburg and eastern Port Alexander quadrangles: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-837, 86 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. U.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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