| Deposit ID | 10000127 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010157 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Harris Creek Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Julia, Rogers, Dunton, Kasaan Gold |
| Related records | 10185565 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -132.70598, 55.46917 (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 B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Craig SE(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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| (1) | -132.70598, 55.46917 |
|---|
| Thickness | 2.13M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1914 |
| Year of last production | 1928 |
| District name | Ketchikan District |
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| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Year | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1920-1936 |
| Material | ORE |
| Ore mined | 145250mt |
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1005.84M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010157 |
USGS BULL 347, P.161.
USGS BULL 592, P. 78-79.
USGS BULL 714, P. 127-128.
ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT 17, P.10-14.
ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT 17, P.13-14.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ZONE OF MINERALIZED ROCK CONTAINS SEVERAL QUARTZ VEINS UP TO 2 FEET THICK |
| Deposit | THIS MINE HAS BEEN CONFUSED WITH THE DAWSON MINE, BUT THEY ARE DISTINCT. ; 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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