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Calif. - Alaska Mining Co.

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000308
MRDS ID A010357
Record type Site
Current site name Calif. - Alaska Mining Co.
Related records 10186008

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.26313, 60.42592 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seward B-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Seward SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic unit)

Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach 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

  • DEPOSIT NUMBER IS THE MAP LOCATION NUMBER FROM MF-880A. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GOLD TELLURIDES REPORTED BUT NOT CONFIRMED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Country Rock Weathers Rusty

Analytical data

Result REPORTED TO YIELD 1.5 TO 2.0 OZ/TON AU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone

Nearby scientific data

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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Country Rock Is Tightly Folded

Ore body information

  • Strike N 51 E
    Dip 75-90 SE
    Thickness 1.22M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1905

Mining district

District name Hope District

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the production information

  • ALTHOUGH EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF ORE WERE MADE, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF A CRUSHER, STAMP MILL, AND CONCENTRATOR, LESS THAN 100 TONS WERE EVER TREATED AND LESS WAS SHIPPED.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 60.96M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN IN SHEAR ZONE IS ACCOMPANIED BY GOUGE. VEIN NARROWS TO 1 FT AND SPLITS INTO 3 BRANCHES. SOME GASH VEINS OFF IN COUNTRY ROCK AS WELL. GOLD CONCENTRATED IN BLUE QUARTZ, SULFIDES IN WHITE QUARTZ

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1984 Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 13-APR-1994 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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