| Deposit ID | 10097484 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010076 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Crackerjack Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hollis, Brown-Alaska Co., Bawden, Braintree, Lane, Mcmicken, Portal |
| Geographic coordinates: | -132.71431, 55.48862 (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 |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Graphite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | $15/TON AU & AG (1905 PRICES) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| (1) | -132.71431, 55.48862 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.91M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ketchikan District |
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| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 762M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010076 |
USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1, P. 91-92.
USGS BULL 259, P. 66.
USGS BULL 347, P. 160-161
USGS BULL 480, P. 70.
ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT 17, P. 11-12
USGS OF 78-869, P. 48-49.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 QUARTZ VEINS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1983 | Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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