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Highland Chief Nos. 1-5

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. 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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161255
MRDS ID A013157
MAS/MILS ID 0021110030
Record type Site
Current site name Highland Chief Nos. 1-5
Alternate or previous names Highlander, Highlander No. 2-4, Highland Chief, Joe's Dream Nos. 1-6
Related records 10002254

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -136.85432, 58.84002 (WGS84)
Elevation 841
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Fairweather D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Fairweather NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Glacier Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Glacier Bay National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 035 S 051 E 14 W2NWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Biotite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Plagioclase Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -136.85432, 58.84002
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 10HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1936

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-006

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-049

  • Deposit

    B1058B pp. 36-38, 44, 54-55, 57

  • Deposit

    P632 pp. 63-64

  • Deposit

    MF436

  • Deposit

    OF78-316 p. 23

  • Deposit

    OF78-494 pp. C222-C230

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECT IS DIFFICULT TO SAMPLE BECAUSE OF PERSISTENT SNOW. NEWMONT MINING CO. LEASED AND EXPLORED PROSPECT IN 1937. RECENT WORK CONSISTED PRIMARILY OF CHANNEL SAMPLING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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