Alice

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282883
MRDS ID A011454
MAS/MILS ID 0020860032
Record type Site
Current site name Alice
Alternate or previous names Marion Zook, Never Know, Alice Mines Limited
Related records 10000805

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -146.59786, 61.13599 (WGS84)
Elevation 27
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valdez A-7 NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Shoup Bay State Marine Park(State Marine Park)

State Marine Park ST(Type of land area)

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 008 S 008 W 35 SENENE Alaska

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Silver Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -146.59786, 61.13599

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 75W
    Width 0.5M
    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 N60W:75W
    Date of Last Modification 881017

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-074

  • Deposit

    B520h p. 123

  • Deposit

    B542c p. 35

  • Deposit

    B592k pp. 238-239

  • Deposit

    B622j pp. 152, 175-176

  • Deposit

    B642g p. 144

  • Deposit

    BMB153 p. 43

  • Deposit

    B662h pp. 190-191

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 66, 68

  • Deposit

    MF438

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 66,68

  • Deposit

    OF79-1241 167 pp.

  • Deposit

    MR32

  • Deposit

    OF82-1029 33 pp

  • Deposit

    B1139 363pp.

  • Deposit

    MIRL 27 p. 101

  • Deposit

    BMOF69-73

  • Deposit

    OF80-892B

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality V-53)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ZOOK STARTED CLAIM 1966; ACTIVE THROUGH 1971 (KX 86-74). THIRTY TONS ORE SHIPPED TO VALDEZ AND MILLED 1912 (B 662). MSS 992 Workings consist of a 79.2 m.-long adit and 51.8 m. of shafts. M.S. 992

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-OCT-88 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.