Gold King

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10234184
MRDS ID A003760
MAS/MILS ID 0020860021
Record type Site
Current site name Gold King
Alternate or previous names Olaf Olsen, Frank Gustafson, Hans Anderson, Gold King Mining Co., Columbia Glacier

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -146.74007, 61.20769 (WGS84)
Elevation 1220
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valdez A-8(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

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
Copper River 008 S 008 W 06 NW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -146.74007, 61.20769

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N56W
    Dip 55S
    Length 45.7M
    Width 0.2M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N56W:55S
    Date of Last Modification 881017
  • Strike N90E
    Dip 68N
    Width 0.5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N90E:68N
    Date of Last Modification 881017
  • Strike N90E
    Dip 68N
    Width 0.5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 3
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N65W:68N
    Date of Last Modification 881017

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-055

  • Deposit

    B592d p. 63

  • Deposit

    B592k pp. 237-238

  • Deposit

    B622c p. 45

  • Deposit

    B622j pp. 152, 157, 183-185

  • Deposit

    B642g pp. 143-145

  • Deposit

    B649 p. 61

  • Deposit

    BMB142 pp. 40, 52

  • Deposit

    BMB153 p. 46

  • Deposit

    B662h pp. 190, 192

  • Deposit

    MR86-1B

  • Deposit

    B692g p. 151

  • Deposit

    B712a p. 33

  • Deposit

    B755a pp. 28-29

  • Deposit

    MIRL 27 p. 104-105

  • Deposit

    MF438

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 66, 68.

  • Deposit

    B642c pp. 16-17.

  • Deposit

    OF79-1241 167 pp.

  • Deposit

    MR32

  • Deposit

    OF82-1029 33 pp.

  • Deposit

    B1139 363 pp.

  • Deposit

    MLA62-82 24 pp.

  • Deposit

    B649 p. 61.

  • Deposit

    OF80-892B

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality V-63).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE ACTIVE 1911-1914. NO PRODUCTION RECORDS AVAILABLE. Workings consist of 3 adits: No. 1 Tunnel (Saddlevein) - 152.4 m. of drifts and cressents 18.3 m. winze, 27.4 m. of drifts at bottom of winze. No. 2 Tunnel - 201.2 m. of cressent, 106.7 m. of drifts, and a 18.3 cressent. No. 3 Tunnel - 18.3 cressent, 16.8 m. of drifts, opeuants, and stripping.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-OCT-1988 Mirl-Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.