Good Ol' Tom

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities 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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209974
MRDS ID A002126
MAS/MILS ID 0021110071
Record type Site
Current site name Good Ol' Tom
Alternate or previous names Miner Island, John Breseman Et Al, Good Ol'Tom Nos. 1-2, Anna Breseman, Laveda Klippert, Conradt Klippert, Yakobi Island

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -136.34375, 58.01161 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(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 A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Juneau SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Fairweather(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 044 S 055 E 36 NENESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Biotite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -136.34375, 58.01161

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 1HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1887

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 11M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method GOPHERING (COYOTING) 10-29
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 11
    Number of Adits 1
    Year of Information 1917

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-017

  • Deposit

    B692e p. 121

  • Deposit

    ADGS AR 1921 p. 46

  • Deposit

    B773d p. 114

  • Deposit

    B1139 p. 194

  • Deposit

    B1246 p. 143

  • Deposit

    MF436

  • Deposit

    P792 p. 91, plates 1, 4

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT LOCATED 1877. APPROX, $1100 IN AU PRODUCED FROM 35 FT ADIT. 4 CLAIMS STAKED 1917 AND AGAIN IN 1958 2 CLAIMS STAKED. NO ACTIVITY FOLLOWED EITHER STAKING. CLAIMS INACTIVE 1976. DEPOSIT COMPOSED OF GOLD AND CHALCOPYRITE BEARING QTZ VEIN IN SHEAR ZONE IN MAFIC INTRUSIVE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Wlg 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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