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Ross-Adams

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities REE, Thorium, Uranium
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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. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10234039
MRDS ID A010276
MAS/MILS ID 0021210003
Record type Site
Current site name Ross-Adams
Alternate or previous names Kendrick Bay Mining, Cub, Bokan Mountain, Climax Molybdenum, Newmont Exploration, Standard Metals, Jott Mining, Bay West, U-55
Related records 10000239

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -132.13927, 54.91083 (WGS84)
Elevation 290
Location accuracy 100(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

Dixon Entrance D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Dixon Entrance(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dixon Entrance(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)

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 080 S 088 E 27 NWNENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Tertiary
Thorium Tertiary
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Aegirine Unknown
Albite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Riebeckite Unknown
Thorianite Unknown
Thorite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -132.13927, 54.91083
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 30M
    Length 65M
    Width 15M
    Area 30HA
    Depth to top 100M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 OTHER
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 30
    Date of Last Modification 830917

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 1955
Year of first production 1957

Mining district

District name Ketchikan District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kendrick Bay Mining Co.
    ID 5000421
    Interest 100
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1979
  • Type Operator
    Owner Standard Metals Inc.
    ID 5000421
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Santa Fe Industries
    ID 5000421
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1983

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER ADDRESS: KENDRICK BAY MINING COMPANY 333 PETROLEUM BUILDING DENVER, COLORADO 80202 TELE: (303) 773-2244 OWNER ADDRESS: STANDARD METALS, INC. P.O. BOX 8236 KETCHIKAN, ALASKA 99901

Production statistics

  • Year 1959
    Description Grade >1% U3o8 15000 Short Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 16534.66mt
  • Year 1961
    Description 2529 Short Tons Ore
  • Year 1962
    Description 5199 Short Tons Ore
  • Year 1963
    Description Grade Approx. 1% U3o8 12000 Short Tons Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 13227.73mt
  • Year 1971
    Description 55800 Short Tons Ore

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DOE RESERVE ESTIMATES ARE BASED ON ASSUMED GRADE; BASED ON WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF GRADE PRODUCED. PRODUCTION DATA IS MAINTAINED BY DOE, GRAND JUNCTION, CO.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 800M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 400
    Number of Adits 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Year of Information 1983
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1200M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 2
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 400
    Number of Adits 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 100
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 114.9
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AK ECON RPT 790515

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 121-004

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 121-008

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 121-060

  • Deposit

    IC7844 p. 13

  • Deposit

    MIN ENG 5909

  • Deposit

    B1155d pp. 30-31

  • Deposit

    B1155e pp. 44-49

  • Deposit

    B1154 pp. 52, 60-93

  • Deposit

    ADGS AR 1966a pp. 53, 55, 63

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 183-184

  • Deposit

    GR38 pp. 5-6

  • Deposit

    GR41

  • Deposit

    WALLACE MINER 701222

  • Deposit

    AK INDUSTRY 7108 p. 26

  • Deposit

    W MNG NEWS 710820 p. 1

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINER 7110 pp. 151-158

  • Deposit

    MF434

  • Deposit

    W MNG NEWS 720107 p. 1

  • Deposit

    GR44 p. 7

  • Deposit

    SR12

  • Deposit

    E&MJ 7905 p. 84, No. 238

  • Deposit

    C824

  • Deposit

    ADGS AR 1962b pp. 89-93

  • Deposit

    AMR 81-82 p. 5

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. F-76

  • Deposit

    SR31 p. 9

  • Deposit

    SR33 p. 14

Comments on the references

  • KENDRICK BAY MINE, 1972, P 3 (WESTERN MINING NEWS 5-5-72)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 13 CLAIMS STAKED 1955. 10 CLAIMS STAKED 1967. ALL ACTIVE TO PRESENT. 6 ADJACENT JENSEN CLAIMS 1955. ACTIVE 1959. TOTAL PROD. 1956-1971: 90,500 TONS ORE AVERAGING 1% U3O8. WORKINGS: 1956-1961 OPEN PIT. ALL UNDERGROUND AFTER 1961. WORK CEASED IN 1971 DUE TO LOW GRADE TO HIGH STRIPPING COST DEPOSIT COMPOSED OF ORE-BEARING VEINLETS & DISSEMINATED ORE MINERALS FORMING FUSIFORM CORE OF HIGH GRADE ORE IN CRET. PERALKALINE GRANITE STOCK CALLED THE BOKAN MOUNTAIN GRANITE. ORE MINERALS: URANOTHORITE,URANOAN THORIANITE,URANINITE AND COFFINITE. ASSOC. MINERALS: HEMATITE & CALCITE WITH LESS FLUORITE, AND RIEBECKITE WITH MINOR HEMATITE AND FLUORITE. ORIGIN: PRIMARY SEGREGATION OF MAGMA & HYDROTHERMAL SOLNS. MSHA MID 5000481 MSHA MID 5000464 MSHA MID 5001154

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 04/29/1980
MSHA mine ID5000421
Mine name (MSHA)Ross-Adams
Current operatorStandard Metals Corp
Current controller (parent)Gresov Boris
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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