Sumdum Chief

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209478
MRDS ID A013337
MAS/MILS ID 0021150027
Record type Site
Current site name Sumdum Chief
Alternate or previous names Golden Slipper MS 270, Pat# 30397, Sumdum Chief M.S.Ms525b,Pat#39683, Lone Tree MS 268a, Pat# 30397, Tennessee MS 268b, Pat# 30397, Croney MS 424, Pat# 35182, New Racket MS 269, Pat# 30397, Bald Eagle MS 267a, Pat# 30397, Bald Eagle M.S.Ms 267b,Pat# 30397, Sumdum Chief MS 525a, Pat# 39683
Related records 10101000

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -133.47974, 57.64555 (WGS84)
Elevation 396
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

Sumdum C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sumdum N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sumdum(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Chuck River Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 049 S 074 E 01 NWSWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -133.47974, 57.64555

Economic information

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 Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Arthur D. Hayes
    Interest 11
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner State Of Alaska
    Interest 89
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUL-1995 Map 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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