| Deposit ID | 10258107 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A013154 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0021110027 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sentinel |
| Related records | 10097534 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -136.83402, 58.87252 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 274 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Fairweather D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Mount Fairweather NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Glacier Bay(hydrologic unit)
Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Glacier Bay National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper River | 034 S | 051 E | 36 | SESESW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Plagioclase | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Claim (1) | -136.83402, 58.87252 |
|---|
| Area | 1HA | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1936 |
| District name | Juneau District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Wilderness |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0021110027 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013154 | MAS references MRDS |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CLAIMS STAKED IN 1936 BY IBACH & NEWMONT MINING. SMALL HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED ZONE ALONG A MINOR FAULT IN GRANODIORITE; NO QUARTZ VEIN. GOLD BEARING ZONES 6-10 IN. WIDE. ALTERED ZONE EXPOSED OVER VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL DISTANCES OF ABOUT 50 FT. EACH; IMPREGNATED BY GALENA AND OTHER SULFIDES. RED OXIDATION PRODUCT ON FLOOR OF A CAVITY A FEW FEET LONG CONTAINED A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF GOLD. ORE MINED, CARRIED TO BEACH AND MILLED AT LEMESURIER ISLAND. DEPOSIT MINED OUT. LEAD OXIDE REPORTED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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