Granby Consol. Mng.Smelt.&Power Co.

Past Producer 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136827
MRDS ID A011481
MAS/MILS ID 0020860062
Record type Site
Current site name Granby Consol. Mng.Smelt.&Power Co.
Alternate or previous names Midas, Giant, Mastiff, Hercules, Mammoth, Shannon, Mastodon, Majestic, Samson, Jumbo No. 1, Jumbo No. 2, Dream, All-American Nos. 1-2, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Midas Nos. 1-2, Solomon Gulch, Edwin Thorne, Alaska Development and Mineral Co., Loren St. Amand, Mary A. Debnay, King Solomon Copper Mines Nos. 1&2
Related records 10000828

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -146.27674, 61.0118 (WGS84)
Elevation 242
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valdez A-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 010 S 006 W 10 SENESW Alaska

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -146.27674, 61.0118

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N75W
    Dip 65N
    Width 3.1M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N75W:65N
    Date of Last Modification 881017
  • Strike N57W
    Dip 60N
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N57W:60N
    Date of Last Modification 881017

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on exploration

  • CLAIM PATENTED UNDER M.S. 1011 (PAT. NO. 693992). CLAIM PATENTED UNDER M.S. 1097 (PAT. NO. 1042130). M.S. 779 (PAT. NO. 360328) Workings occur on the Jumbo and All-American lodes. 1.- Jumbo Lode: - Level 1 - Haulage level(lenght unknown) - Level 2 - 213.4 m. of workings - Level 3 - 182.9 m. of workings - level 4 - Unknown length - Shaft and open cuts 2.- All-American Lode: - Shallow shaft and 45.7 m. of cross cuts.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner H. E. Ellis
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1901
  • Type Owner
    Owner C. G. Debney
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1904
  • Type Owner
    Owner B. D. Brown And P. J. L. Parker
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1905
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mary G. Debney
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1906
  • Type Owner
    Owner J. A. Carson, A. C. Grigsby, And T. J. Devinney
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1911
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Midas Copper Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1912

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Inferred 68121mt ore
    Total resources 68121mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
    Zinc Zn 0.32 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1984
    Gold Au 0.17 g/mt Gold Trace 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-048

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-150

  • Deposit

    B284i pp. 82-83

  • Deposit

    B520h p. 117

  • Deposit

    B542c p. 36

  • Deposit

    B592d p. 62

  • Deposit

    B592k p. 240

  • Deposit

    B622c p. 45

  • Deposit

    B622i pp. 132-133

  • Deposit

    B622j pp. 151-157, 187-188

  • Deposit

    B642g pp. 144-145

  • Deposit

    BMB142 pp. 38, 40, 52

  • Deposit

    BMB153 pp. 46-47

  • Deposit

    B662b p. 44

  • Deposit

    B662h pp. 184-185

  • Deposit

    B692b p. 31

  • Deposit

    B692g pp. 144, 147

  • Deposit

    B692h p. 157

  • Deposit

    B712a p. 33

  • Deposit

    B714a p. 22

  • Deposit

    B739a p. 24

  • Deposit

    IR JGS 26b

  • Deposit

    B963B pp. 51-52

  • Deposit

    PE86-11 8 pp.

  • Deposit

    B989E pp. 298, 302

  • Deposit

    GR15 pp. 1, 5-12, 19

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 69-70

  • Deposit

    B1246

  • Deposit

    MF438

  • Deposit

    OF77-169A

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. E-68

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. E-80

  • Deposit

    OF79-1241 167 pp.

  • Deposit

    MR32

  • Deposit

    OF82-1029 33 pp.

  • Deposit

    B1139 363 pp.

  • Deposit

    MIRL 27 179 pp.

  • Deposit

    B773e pp. 141-158.

  • Deposit

    IR JGS 2505 1 p.

  • Deposit

    BMOF69-73

  • Deposit

    OF80-892B

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality V-35).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-OCT-1988 Mirl 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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