Red Wing

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112653
MRDS ID A013344
MAS/MILS ID 0021150047
Record type Site
Current site name Red Wing
Alternate or previous names Crown MS 577, Pat #46753, Jenny Reed, Blossom MS 577, Pat #46753, Lenark MS 577, Pat #46753, Broad MS 577, Pat #46753, Red Wing MS 577, Pat #46753, Cliff MS 577, Pat #46753, Flossie MS 577, Pat #46753, Polar Star Ext.Ms1085, Pat#791489, Venus Mine MS 1085, Pat #791489, Venus #2 MS 1085, Pat #781489, Venus, Bird MS 577, Pat #46753, Polar Star
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Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -133.30693, 57.59305 (WGS84)
Elevation 381
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sumdum C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sumdum N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sumdum(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central 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)

Chuck River Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 049 S 075 E 25 SWSENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -133.30693, 57.59305

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner M. O. Mathias
    Interest 50
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mike Wigger
    Interest 50
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit JENNY REED 180 FT ADIT & 20 FT ADIT ELEV. 550 FT.; RED WING 20 FT CROSSCUT, 100 FT OF ADIT & 10 FT STOPE ELEV. 600 FT. PRODUCTION IN RED WING. JENNY REED GOLD MINING CO. ACTIVE UNTIL 1904. WINDHAM BAY CONS. MINING CO. (RED WING) ACTIVE UNTIL 1915. WINDHAM BAY GOLD MINING CO. (RED WING) ACTIVE UNTIL 1908. HEINER (HOPE-FILLED CLAIM) ACTIVE 1954. MS 577 PAT # 46753 (RED WING GROUP) FORECLOSED TO STATE IN 1957 THEN SOLD IN AUCTION TO WIGGER . MS 1085 PAT # 791489 JENNY REEDGROUP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

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