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Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - PE070; near Chicagof Peak), Petersburg Mining District, Wrangell City and Bourough, Alaska, USAi
Regional Level Types
Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - PE070; near Chicagof Peak)- not defined -
Petersburg Mining DistrictMining District
Wrangell City and BouroughBorough
AlaskaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
56° 21' 43'' North , 132° 17' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
56.36194,-132.28972
GeoHash:
G#: c41btsms4
GRN:
N38W55
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wrangell2,382 (2018)13.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
202364
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:202364:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Location: Coordinates are at the approximate center of two lode claims staked for Fe in 1960 and active through 1968 (U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1980). In SW1/4, section 34, T. 63 S., R. 83 E.; about 2 miles east-southeast of Chicagof Peak, Wrangell Island.
Geology: Two lode claims staked for Fe in 1960 and active through at least 1968. Rocks in the vicinity consist of Cretaceous schist and hornfels near several large plutons of Cretaceous hornblende-biotite tonalite and related intermediate plutonic rocks (Brew, 1997 [OF 97-156-C]).
Workings: Two lode claims staked for Fe in 1960 and active through at least 1968.

Commodities (Major) - Fe
Development Status: No

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References

Brew, D.A., 1997, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Petersburg B-1 quadrangle, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-156-C, 20 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360. 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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