| Deposit ID | 10000038 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010040 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Flagstaff Mining Co. |
| Alternate or previous names | Treasure, Last Chance |
| Related records | 10161564 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -132.66431, 55.53584 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Craig C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Craig NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)
Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tongass National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Karta River Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -132.66431, 55.53584 |
|---|
| Strike | N 55 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | GONE TO 86 NE |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 1609.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of last production | 1941 |
| District name | Ketchikan District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 396.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010040 |
USGS BULL 284, P. 41-42.
USGS BULL 642, P. 80-81.
USGS BULL 933-A, P. 18-19.
USGS BULL 963-A, P. 10-13.
ADGGS SPECIAL REPORT 1, P. 8-9.
USGS OF 78-869, P. 64-65.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE MILLED IN 1939 YIELDED 10.5 LBS. CU AND 1.6 LBS PB PER TOZ AU, AG: AU RATIO WAS 7:1 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1983 | Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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