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Beatson

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
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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. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233974
MRDS ID A010673
MAS/MILS ID 0020950009
Record type Site
Current site name Beatson
Alternate or previous names Blue Bell, Chenega, Ladysmith, Barrack, Beatson-Bonanza, Blackbird, Girdwood, Big Bonanza, Bazard, Eagle, Julia Fraction, Bullion
Related records 10000489

Comments on the site names

  • BEATSON & LADYSMITH ORE BODIES WERE ORIGINAL PROPERTIES LADYSMITH PROPERTY ALSO CALLED BLACKBIRD, GIRDWOOD, BARRACK

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -147.90111, 60.04955 (WGS84)
Elevation 46
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seward A-3 SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seward SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

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
Seward 001 S 009 E 33 NESENE Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • EXACT OWNERSHIP UNCLEAR. ALASKA KARDEX 95-52, MS 970 FORECLOSED IN 1957. ALASKA KARDEX 95-88, BEATSON MINE BY KENNECOTT COPPER CORP MINE CONSIDERED AS 5 LEVELS W/ENTRY BY ADITS & SHAFT POWER INSTALLED AT CLOSING-3EACH 1000KW GENERATORS @ 500HP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ankerite Unknown
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Copper Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Siderite Unknown
Silver Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -147.90111, 60.04955
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N27E
    Dip 75W
    Thickness 400M
    Length 243M
    Width 104M
    Depth to top 20M
    Field Value
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N27E:75W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 880217
  • Area 275HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 275
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1897
Year of first production 1899

Mining district

District name Prince William Sound

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1899
    Description Trial Shipment Of Ore Only
  • Year 1900
    Description 100 Short Tons Ore
  • Year 1905
    Description Units Probably Short Tons Ore 800 Unknown
  • Year 1911
    Description Copper Metal 3078000 Pounds Commodity
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 1396157.31mt
  • Year 1912
    Description Copper Metal 3255000 Pounds Commodity
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Gold Gold 715.38g
  • Year 1913
    Description Copper Metal 5179000 Pounds Commodity
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 2349154.88mt
  • Year 1914
    Description Copper Metal 5287000 Pounds Commodity
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 2398142.86mt
  • Year 1915
    Description Copper Metal 1971000 Pounds Commodity
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 894030.56mt
  • Year 1916
    Description 191000 St Ore @ 7.23% & 2.30% Cu. 6872000 Pounds Commodity
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 210541.4mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1917
    Description 2.44% Cu 274000 Short Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 302033.21mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1918
    Description 2.02% Cu 398000 Short Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 438719.77mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1919
    Description 1.95% Cu 264000 Short Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 291010.1mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1920
    Description 1.77% Cu 451000 Short Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 497142.26mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1921
    Description 1.83% Cu 168000 Short Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Copper Copper 185188.24mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1922
    Description 1.88% Cu 274000 Short Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 302033.21mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1923
    Description 1.60% Cu 400000 Short Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 440924.4mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1924
    Description Production Not Known
  • Year 1925
    Description Production Not Known
  • Year 1926
    Description 1.67% Cu & .325 Toz Au 418000 Short Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct
    Trace Ore Gold Gold 9g/mt
  • Year 1927
    Description 1.571% Cu & .307 Toz Au 448000 Short Tons Ore
  • Year 1928
    Description 1.26% Cu & .264 Toz Au 443000 Short Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Gold Gold 7g/mt
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1929
    Description 1.28% Cu & .243 Toz Au 453000 Short Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Trace Ore Gold Gold 7g/mt
  • Year 1930
    Description 1.12% Cu & .233 Toz Au 445000 Short Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Trace Ore Gold Gold 7g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • ORE MINED BY CLIFF OPEN PIT. PROPERTY FIRST LOCATED BY ANDREW K. BEATSON MAJOR MINE DEVELOPMENT & SURFACE PLANT IN 1908 PROPERTY PURCHASED BY KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. IN 1910 NEW FLOTATION PLANT INSTALLED IN 1914 & COMPLETED IN 1915 1923 GIRDWOOD MINE PURCHASED & LATOUCHE MNG SYSTEM STARTED 1924-1929 LARGE SCALE MINING BY USING MODIFIED SHRINKAGE

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Inferred 4536000mt ore
    Total resources 4536000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Trace 1984
    Silver Ag 34.3 g/mt Silver Trace 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1=N/CUM M1 ENTERED AS ONLY ONE COLUMN SINCE BACKUP IS EVALUATORS QUANTITY CALCULATED BY EVALUATORS BEST GUESS QUANTITY BASED ON REMAINING LOW GRADE ORE ASSUMED IN-PLACE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 3000M
    Overall depth 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE W/CAVING
    Number of Shafts 1
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 300
    Number of Adits 2
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 1360
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Year of Information 1978

Comments on other economic factors

  • MINING METHODS USED IN MINING THE OREBODY ORIGINAL MINE PRIOR 1923...BLUFF OR GLORY HOLE SQUARE SET SMALL SHRINKAGE STOPES EXACT AMOUNT OF UG OPENINGS ARE UNKNOWN-ESTIMATE ONLY GIVEN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • PRESELY, B., 1928, AIME TRANSACTIONS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-APR-1988 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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