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Handy-Andy Mining Co. Gold Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002359
MRDS ID A013277
Record type Site
Current site name Handy-Andy Mining Co. Gold Prospect
Alternate or previous names Claims: Handy, Andy
Related records 10209973

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -136.09258, 57.65971 (WGS84)
Elevation 12
Relative position 0.3 MI. SE OF CHICHAGOF, ON E. SHORE OF KLAG BAY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka C-7 NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sitka NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka W OE(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS B 929, PLATE 1; USGS MF-467, LOC. 34 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

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO DATA ON METAL CONTENT, BUT GOLD PROBABLY PRESENT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Sitka Graywacke
    Rock description Sitka Graywacke
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -136.09258, 57.65971
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Chichagof Fault Is 0.1 Mi. North
Type of structure Local
Structure description Graywacke Strikes N 50 Degrees-70 Degrees W, Dips Steeply South

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1916

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 TUNNELS DRIVEN-ANDY TUNNEL IS 57 FT. LONG, HANDY TUNNEL IS 80 FT. LONG, WITH INCLINED SHAFT 175 FT. LONG NEARBY.

Comments on development

  • 2 CLAIMS STAKED 1916. TUNNELS AND SHAFT DRIVEN 1916-1917. NO PRODUCTION REPORTED. ANDY CLAIM AT ONE TIME BELONGED TO CHICHAGOF EXTENSION MINING CO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS B 929, P. 129, PLATES 1, 3 (1941)

  • Deposit

    USGS B 692, P. 119-120 (1919)

  • Deposit

    USGS OF 78-450, P. 55 (1978)

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-467, LOC. 34 (1972)

  • Other Database

    BAG-B-929-PL-1

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENTICULAR QUARTZ STRINGERS, CONTAINING PYRITE, IN OUTCROP 40 FT. ABOVE TUNNEL, IN GRAYWACKE. NO MENTION OF GOLD AS ORE MINERAL. TUNNELS EXPOSE FAULTS.
Deposit NO SPECIFIC MENTION OF GOLD, BUT AMOUNT OF WORKINGS INDICATE SOME GOLD WAS PROBABLY PRESENT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) U.S. Geological Survey

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