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Grindall Mining and Smelting Co.

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000080
MRDS ID A010096
Record type Site
Current site name Grindall Mining and Smelting Co.
Alternate or previous names Claims: Peacock, Tacoma

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -132.32541, 55.52334 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

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-1(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

Kavilco, Incorporated(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR PEACOCK CLAIM. TACOMA CLAIM IS ADJACENT, LOCATED LAT. 55-31-10, LONG. 132-20-10, ALSO WITHIN A RADIUS OF 2000 FEET. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PRESENCE OF MOLYBDENITE IS UNCONFIRMED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -132.32541, 55.52334
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1905
Year of last production 1905

Comments on the production information

  • "CONSIDERABLE" ORE WAS MINED IN 1905. NO DATA ON QUANTITY, GRADE OR WHETHER ORE WAS EVER SHIPPED.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 60.96M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEVELOPMENT NOT SUFFICIENT TO DISCLOSE MINABLE ORE BODIES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1983 Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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