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Skeen-Lechner Mining Co.

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead
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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. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093954
MRDS ID A010531
Record type Site
Current site name Skeen-Lechner Mining Co.
Related records 10282431

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.26757, 60.4362 (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

Materials information

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

Analytical data

Result ORE IN UPPER VEIN SAID TO AVERAGE 1.75 OZ/TON AU. LOWER VEIN ASSAYS VARY FROM 0.5 TO 2.5 OZ/TON AU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Valdez Group
    Rock description Valdez Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Valdez Group
    Rock description Valdez Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -149.26757, 60.4362
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault That Cuts Vein: N56 E 90

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.22M
    Length 114.3M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MASSIVE GRAYWACKE WITH SOME SLATE TO THE WEST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hope District

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the production information

  • LATER COMPLICATIONS INDICATE SOME PRODUCTION, BUT EARLIER, ORIGINAL, REPORTS DO NOT MENTION IT

Comments on the workings information

  • 350 FEET OF TUNNELS AND DRIFTS ON UPPER VEIN, SOMEWHAT LESS ON LOWER, UPPER VEIN HAS BEEN EXPOSED BY TRENCHES FOR 375 FEET.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO VEINS OF MASSIVE WHITE QUARTZ. THE UPPER VEIN IS AT LEAST 375 FEET LONG, OCCUPYING A FISSURE WHICH IS ORIENTED N15W 45E. THERE ARE 20 TO 45 INCHES OF QUARTZ AND A COUPLE OF INCHES OF GOUGE ARE PRESENT ON BOTH WALLS. IN PLACES THE LODE DIVIDES INTO A STRINGER LODE AND THEN RE CONSOLIDATES A FAULT DISPLACES THIS VEIN ABOUT 40 FEET THIS FAULT ITSELF IS SOMEWHAT MINERALIZED. LOWER VEIN IS ORIENTED N45W 65NE. IT IS TRACEABLE FOR 300 FEET AND AVERAGES 2 FEET IN WIDTH.

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

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