Gold Standard Group

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Bismuth, Copper, Gold
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. 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. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209707
MRDS ID A012304
MAS/MILS ID 0021200002
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Standard Group
Alternate or previous names Gold Standard 1-15, Helm 1-15, Snowstorm, Lakeview, Helm Bay Fraction, South Lakeview
Related records 10100968

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -131.99899, 55.64974 (WGS84)
Elevation 15
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ketchikan C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ketchikan NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ketchikan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern 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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 072 S 087 E 01 SESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Actinolite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Plagioclase Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -131.99899, 55.64974

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20W
    Dip 85E
    Thickness 1M
    Area 170HA
    Depth to top 20M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 BLEACHING
    Strike And Dip N20W:85E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 170
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1897

Mining district

District name Ketchikan District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gary L. Stensland Et Al
    ID 5001311
    Interest 47
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Stensland Mining
    ID 5001311
    Home office Oregon
    Year 1980

Comments on the ownership information

  • OPERATOR ADDRESS: STENSLAND MINING 8601 S.E. 287 TH BORING, OREGON 97009 TELE: (503) 663-4997

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ACQUISITION COST:$250,000 (EVALUATORS ESTIMATE-NO REFERENCE) EXPLORATION COST: $500,000 (EVALUATORS ESTIMATE) ORE HAS POCKETY NATURE. OVERALL VALUES LOW, BUT EXPLORATION NOT SUFFICIENT TO DELINEATE SIZE OF MINERALIZED ZONE. USGS CRIB A001613 USGS CRIB A001621

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Carnes, R. David U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/08/1982
MSHA mine ID5001311
Mine name (MSHA)Gold Standard Mine
Current operatorStensland Mining
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references

Authoritative Alaska resources

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