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Gastineau Channel Placer Claims

Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001274
MRDS ID A012000
Record type Site
Current site name Gastineau Channel Placer Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -134.33117, 58.26225 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juneau(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Juneau B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Juneau SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lynn Canal(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • ADGGS CLAIMS LOCATION MAP, NO. 133, 134; JUNEAU QUAD. 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
Silver Primary

Analytical data

Result 1 PPM AU

Nearby scientific data

(1) -134.33117, 58.26225
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Juneau

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 UNPATENTED PLACER CLAIMS

Comments on development

  • ACTIVE CLAIMS AND MILLSITE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TAILINGS FROM PERSEVERANCE MINE/THANE MILL BEING REWORKED; THE FINE PYRITIC TAILINGS CONTAIN TRACES OF PB, ZN, AS AND ABOUT 1 PPM AU
Deposit SEE ALSO: A.J. MINE DUMP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1986 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

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