| Deposit ID | 10112202 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020440034 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lost Surprise |
| Alternate or previous names | Connolly's Discovery, No. 8 Above Johnson's Discovery, Right of Way Claim, Surprise, Spot Fraction, Carmel Bench, Maurice Claim, Mary Claim, Nos. 9-12 Below Johnson's Disc. |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -164.92011, 65.73462 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 190 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bendeleben C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Bendeleben NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bendeleben(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Imuruk Basin(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 004 N | 030 W | 21 | C | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -164.92011, 65.73462 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1947 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Maurice Kelliher |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tweet, Harold |
| Year | 1978 |
| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 5 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1,100 Yards Processed. 52 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020440034 |
SP4 p. 69
P2 pp. 62, 64
B314l pp. 169-172, 176-178
B328 pp. 305-309, 315-320
B345m pp. 228, 244
B345n p. 266
B358 p. 63
B379p p. 296
B442s pp. 364-365
B480c p. 42
B592u pp. 388, 394
B622r p. 372
BMB142 pp. 27-28
B662q p. 452
B712h p. 189
B714k p. 233
B722a p. 63
B722f p. 181
B739a p. 9
B755a p. 14
B773a p. 27
B783a p. 18
B792a pp. 22, 24
B797a pp. 27, 30
B813a p. 42
B824a p. 47
B836a pp. 48-49
B844A pp. 48, 54
B857A pp. 45, 51
B864A p. 51
B868A pp. 53, 59
B880A pp. 55, 62
B897A pp. 63, 71
B910A pp. 65-66, 76
B917A pp. 64, 75
B926A p. 61
B933A pp. 58, 68
TDM5R p. 22
C265 pp. 4, 6
OF377 p. 30
OF508 p. 44
OF536 p. 2
B1374 pp. 76-77
THE MAPMAKERS p. 18
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ASSESSMENT WORK TO 1974 ON ALL CLAIMS. HAROLD TWEET MAY BE LEASING. WORK WAS TRENCH SAMPLING, PROSPECTING, MINING, PUMPING, DITCHING ON AT LEAST SIXCLAIMS. PROD. TO 1965: 69,752 OZ AU, 7,049 OZ AG (USBM FILES). BEDROCK IS COMPLEXLY FAULTED PRE-ORD. METASEDIMENTARY AND MAFIC VOLCANIC OR INTRUSIVE ROCKS AND YOUNGER PALEOZOIC CARBONATES. MOST OF MAJOR GOLD DEPOSITS ARE RELATED TO ALTERED HIGH ANGLE OR THRUST FAULT ZONES WHICH CONTAIN CRUSHED QUARTZ VEINLETS OR FINE GRAINED SILICA WITH PYRITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 26-SEP-1986 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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