Ramsay-Rutherford

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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136900
MRDS ID A011477
MAS/MILS ID 0020860050
Record type Site
Current site name Ramsay-Rutherford
Alternate or previous names Lost Hope
Related records 10100961

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -146.10395, 61.1968 (WGS84)
Elevation 1196
Location accuracy 100(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-6(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 008 S 005 W 03 NESESW Alaska

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -146.10395, 61.1968

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N37W
    Dip 83E
    Length 137M
    Width 1.1M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    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 N37W:83E
    Date of Last Modification 881220
  • Strike N55W
    Dip 90E
    Width 0.2M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    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 N55W:90E
    Date of Last Modification 881220

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

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner C. A. Ramsay And H. J. Rutherford
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1911
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ramsay-Rutherford Mining Co
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1913
  • Type Operator
    Owner Alaska Finley Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1934
  • Type Operator
    Owner Jesse Taylor And Egar Petropor
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1935

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings include: 15.2 m. level - 65.1 m. of drifts, stopes to surface. 30.5 m. level - 64 m. of drifts and a crosscut, stopes to the 15.2 m. level. 45.7 m. level - 15.2 m. of drift. 91.4 m. level - mill level - 234.7 m. of crosscut, 164.6 m. of drifts, 4.6 m. winze, and a raize to the surface (caved).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1991 Mirl-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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