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Gladiator

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160903
MAS/MILS ID 0020950164
Record type Site
Current site name Gladiator
Alternate or previous names Iola, Tin Cabin, Ronan and James Mine, Champion, Rosa 1-4, Valerie Marie

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -149.57759, 60.62593 (WGS84)
Elevation 1097
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seward C-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Seward NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic unit)

Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest 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
Seward 006 N 002 W 11 SWSWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -149.57759, 60.62593
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60E
    Dip 60S
    Thickness 0.3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N60E:60S
    Date of Last Modification 880212
  • Strike N40W
    Dip 90N
    Thickness 0.2M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    MAS Column # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N40W:90N
    Date of Last Modification 880212

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Ronan And James
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1916
  • Type Owner
    Owner W. H. Whittlesey
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1931
  • Type Owner
    Owner James And Jean Burns
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979

Production statistics

  • Year 1931
    Description 557 Oz. Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 17324.63g
  • Year 1931
    Description 137 Oz. Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 4261.17g

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings consist of a 41.8 m. crosscut, 64 m. drift, 24.4 m. winze, and a 9 m. shaft. Inaccessable due to caving. TOTAL REPORTED PRODUCTION: 557 oz. Au, 137 oz. Ag.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-MAY-1988 Dwb 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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