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Bee Jay Prospect, Chisana Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bee Jay Prospect | Prospect |
| Chisana Mining District | Mining District |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 30' 41'' North , 142° 59' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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The prospect is in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve.
Location: This prospect is on the north-facing slope south of Platinum Creek. It is at an elevation of about 4,000 feet, about 3,000 feet south of Platinum Creek. The prospect is in about the center of the SW1/4 of section 33, T. 9 N., R. 13 E. of the Copper River Meridian. This is National Park Service locality WRST-10 (unpublished data) and the coordinates for this prospect were provided by the National Park Service.
Geology: An unpublished National Park Service map and accompanying database identify this prospect. Claims were apparently once staked here for gold, silver, copper, and lead (U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1994). The prospect is in upper Paleozoic andesitic rocks of the Tetelna Volcanics (Richter and others, 1976).
Workings: Some surface prospecting may have occurred at this locality.
Commodities (Major) - Ag, Au, Cu, Pb
Development Status: None
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | NB018 |
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