Ruff & Tuff Rough and Tough

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185840
MRDS ID A011442
MAS/MILS ID 0020860020
Record type Site
Current site name Ruff & Tuff Rough and Tough
Alternate or previous names Ruff & Tuff, C. C. Elwood, Andrew Thompson, Charles & Andy 1-4, R. Reeves, Ruff & Tuff Mining Co., Kings Isl. Columbia, Rough & Tough
Related records 10000797

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -146.78337, 61.20739 (WGS84)
Elevation 769
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-8(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)

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
Copper River 008 S 009 W 02 SENWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -146.78337, 61.20739

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N82E
    Dip 70N
    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 N82E:70N
    Date of Last Modification 881017

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Andrew Thompson And Bob Reeves
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1934
  • Type Owner
    Owner Larry Mcmasters
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-045

  • Deposit

    PE86-8 8 pp.

  • Deposit

    B880A p. 25

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 380811 pp. 6-7

  • Deposit

    B910A p. 27

  • Deposit

    MF438

  • Deposit

    OF79-1241 167pp

  • Deposit

    MR32

  • Deposit

    B1139 363pp

  • Deposit

    MLA62-82 24pp

  • Deposit

    OF77-169A

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 66,68

  • Deposit

    BMOF69-73

  • Deposit

    OF80-892B

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218pp., (locality V-64)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAIMS ACTIVE 1934 TO CA. 1938. SMALL AMOUNT OF AU RECOVERED (PE 86-8). Workings consist of a 113.4m.-long adit and 4 open cuts.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1995 Mirl-Dwb 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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