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Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - PE012; on Mitkof Island), Petersburg Mining District, Wrangell City and Bourough, Alaska, USAi
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Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - PE012; on Mitkof Island)- not defined -
Petersburg Mining DistrictMining District
Wrangell City and BouroughBorough
AlaskaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
56° 43' 11'' North , 132° 47' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
56.71972,-132.78583
GeoHash:
G#: c41ddms23
GRN:
N38W55
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Petersburg2,948 (2017)14.6km
Wrangell2,382 (2018)37.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
202353
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:202353:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Location: Approximate location of two lode claims staked for Au in 1957 on northeast Mitkof Island. Near or on an unnamed creek in the NE1/4, section 34, T. 59 S., R. 80 E. at an elevation of about 200 feet (U. S. Bureau of Mines, 1980). Locality 19 of Grybeck, Berg, and Karl (1984).
Geology: Approximate location of two lode claims staked for Au in 1957; apparently not active since.
Workings: Approximate location of two lode claims staked for Au in 1957; apparently not active since.

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References

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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