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Chichagof Prosperity

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112713
MRDS ID A013264
MAS/MILS ID 0021140024
Record type Site
Current site name Chichagof Prosperity
Alternate or previous names Monte Cristo, Gloria B, Eagle Nest, Wedge Chichagof Prosperity
Related records 10002347

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -136.12423, 57.68721 (WGS84)
Elevation 2
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka C-7 NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sitka NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka W OE(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest UND(Type of land area)

UND(Federal land areas administered by UND)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 048 S 057 E 23 SWSESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -136.12423, 57.68721
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A003100 STAKED PRIOR TO 1910. BY 1931 9 CLAIMS ACTIVE. 11 CLAIMS ACTIVE 1938-39. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. INACTIVE 1976. 45FT ADIT; 432FT DRIFTS WITH 92FT WINZE; OLD SMALL ADIT; MANY PITS & TRENCHES. MAJOR WORK ON CHICHAGOFF PROSPERITY #2 CLAIM. MINOR WORKINGS ON GLORIA B CLAIM. OPTIONED BY HIRST CHICHAGOFF MINING COMPANY IN 1938-39. COMPOSED OF AURIFEROUS QTZ VEINS & VEINLETS IN SHEAR ZONE IN SITKA GRAYWACKE. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 & 4 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-1995 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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