Silver Dick

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold, Lead, Silver
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. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282926
MRDS ID A002109
MAS/MILS ID 0021110037
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Dick
Alternate or previous names Little Vennie, J.P. Jorgensen, Summers Bay, Jno. Van Brocklin, Presbyterian Home For Elders, Kenny Presbyterian, Silver Dick Lode, Golden Eagle Lode, M.E. Russell, Pacific Glacier, Del-Yore, Noah Armstrong, George W. Harris, Charles Armstrong, Benj.F. Shonlart, Samuel Kenny, D.H. Summers, Van Mining Co., Charlie Mining Claim, R.G. Willoughby, Copper Bay, Rendu Inlet

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -136.65292, 58.93582 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Fairweather D-2(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 034 S 052 E 12 NENESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Amphibole Unknown
Andesine Unknown
Ankerite Unknown
Apatite Unknown
Augite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Diopside Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Kaolin Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Oligoclase Unknown
Orthoclase Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Silver Unknown
Sphene Unknown
Tetrahedrite Unknown
Tremolite Unknown
Zoisite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -136.65292, 58.93582

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 10HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 BLEACHING
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1886

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Comments on the production information

  • H-YOD & HISTORY OF EXPLORATION:YOW FROM USBM NOTES OF RATAJ DERIVED FROM JUNEAU RECORDING DISTRICT.
  • $1000.00 IN GOLD PRODUCED IN 1917. (ABOUT 48.4 OZ.)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-026

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-037

  • Deposit

    B800 pp. 323-324

  • Deposit

    MR111-1 pp. 57-58

  • Deposit

    ECON G 3801 pp. 57-58

  • Deposit

    B1121K pp. 48-49, plates 1, 2

  • Deposit

    B1246 p. 161

  • Deposit

    MIRL 28 p. 151

  • Deposit

    P632 pp. 30, 33, 37, 40

  • Deposit

    MF436

  • Deposit

    OF78-316 pp. 53-54

  • Deposit

    OF78-494 plates 1A, 1B, 2

Comments on the references

  • BUDDINGTON, 1924, (UNPUP DATA)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Wlg 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.