| Deposit ID | 10112445 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A003032 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020950070 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Culross |
| Alternate or previous names | Bugaboo 1 and 2, Ricky Boy Discovery, Helen's Discovery, Helen 1-2, Dagny 1 Thru 7, Betty's Discovery, Betty 1-2, Chelan |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -148.18567, 60.73706 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 58 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Seward C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Seward NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Seward C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Resurrection River-Frontal Resurrection Bay(hydrologic unit)
Prince William Sound(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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seward | 008 N | 007 E | 35 | SENWSW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Arsenopyrite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -148.18567, 60.73706 |
|---|
| Strike | N12E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 00E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Culross Island Mining And Milling Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thomas Culross Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1925 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 62 Oz. Au, 53 Oz. Ag, 1914, 1917, 1925 57 Metric Tons | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020950070 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A003032 | MAS references MRDS |
B592j pp. 235, 236, plate 9 No. 52
B622i p. 139
B622j p. 188
B642g p. 142
BMB142 pp. 42, 52
BMB153 p. 50
B692g p. 149
B755a p. 29
B792a pp. 10-11
B797a p. 12
B926A p. 26
ADGS AR 1922 175 pp.
MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-102).
IR JCR 380811 5 pp.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Reported production: 1914, 1917, & 1925. Tons ore; 52 Gold (oz); 62 Silver (oz); 53 Underground development consists of an adit at the 58 m. elevation. Adit contains 56 m. of crosscuts, 146 m. of drifts, and several small stopes. A 55 m. raise extends to the surface. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-MAY-88 | AHC | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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