| Deposit ID | 10282431 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010531 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020950116 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Skeen-Lechner Mining Co. |
| Alternate or previous names | Portland, Betty No. 1 |
| Related records | 10093954 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -149.27977, 60.43763 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 975 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kenai Peninsula(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Seward B-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Seward SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic unit)
Kenai Peninsula(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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seward | 004 N | 001 E | 16 | SWSENE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -149.27977, 60.43763 |
|---|
| Strike | N15W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 45E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 0.8M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strike | N45W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 65N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1.2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | F. P. Skeen And L. F. Lechner |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1907 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | F. L. Ballaine And J. A. Nelson |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1910 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Skeen-Lechner Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1911 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mel Horner - Falls Creek Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1939 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 11022mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 11022mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020950116 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010531 | MAS references MRDS |
B442i p. 173
B520i pp. 142, 150-151
B542c pp. 37-38
B592d p. 63
B587 pp. 154-157
B622c p. 46
BMB142 p. 43
BMB153 p. 36
B662b p. 45
B379g pp. 98-107.
PE95-18 12 pp.
MF880A # 71.
MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-225).
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-DEC-1988 | Dwb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.