The Stonerock Bay Prospect is a uranium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 49 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 49 Feet (15 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 54.76944, -131.99999
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Stonerock Bay Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stonerock Bay Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Alaska
District: Ketchikan District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): MONAZITE MAY BE ONE MINERAL PRESENT
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL VEINS
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 1154, P. 94
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT 44, P.10
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 78-863, P.25
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