Arm 1-4

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136820
MRDS ID A013326
MAS/MILS ID 0021150002
Record type Site
Current site name Arm 1-4
Alternate or previous names Tracy Group, Jingle Jangle, Tracy 1-24, Magi 1-35, Tracy Millsite 1-4, Neglected Prize 1-3, Tracy Arm Zn-Cu, Jongle, Jungle, Jangle, North Jangle, Wild Ass of India, Wild Ass of Africa, Wild Ass of South America, Harold L. Ickes, Tracy Arm, Gilbert Bay, Poc Millsite
Related records 10096791

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -133.56586, 57.89975 (WGS84)
Elevation 303
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juneau(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sumdum D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sitka NE(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)

Tracy Arm-Fords Terror 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 046 S 073 E 10 NWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -133.56586, 57.89975

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Date of Last Modification 860926

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1916

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ray Renshaw And Associates
    Interest 100
    Home office Texas
    Year 1984

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER ADDRESS: PLACID OIL COMPANY 1600 1ST. NATIONAL BANK BUILDING DALLAS, TEXAS 75202 TEL:(214) 741-3081 OWNER ADDRESS: PLACID OIL COMPANY 425 G. STREET, STE. 800 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99501 TELE: (907) 276-4868

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1946
    Indicated 6350mt ore
    Demonstrated 6350mt ore
    Inferred 127000mt ore
    Total resources 133350mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 4.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1946
    Copper Cu 1.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1946
    Silver Ag 34 g/mt Silver Major 1946
    Gold Au 0.34 g/mt Gold Major 1946

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY DISCOVERED BY ALEX BUTTERBAUGH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-1995 Rdc 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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