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Stevenstown Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000118
MRDS ID A010145
Record type Site
Current site name Stevenstown Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -132.29208, 55.51362 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Craig C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Craig NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass 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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -132.29208, 55.51362
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Thickness 7.62M
    Length 91.44M
    Width 60.96M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Limestone Is Hanging Wall, Syenite Is Footwall

Comments on the geologic information

  • DIKES CUT ORE BODY WITH TOTAL THICKNESS OF 50 FEET.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1906
Year of last production 1918

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION DATA COMBINED WITH MAMIE AND MT. ANDREW MINES. SEE MAMIE MINE FOR COMPILATION. STEVENSON MINE WAS THE LEAST PRODUCTIVE OF THE THREE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Name of workings STEVENSTOWN MINE
    Length 167.64M

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 GLORY HOLES, RAISES AND ONE 550 FOOT TUNNEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FLAT LYING LENS ON HILL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1983 Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 30-MAY-1995 Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) U.S. Geological Survey PARSED DATA INTO WORKINGS MULTIVALUED FIELDS

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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