| Deposit ID | 10038082 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045359 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Salt Chuck |
| Alternate or previous names | Alaska Gold and Metals Co., Alaska Palladium Co, Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. of Canada, Goodro Mining Co., Joker, Koel, Palladium, Salt Chuck Mining Co., Solar Development Co, Theis |
| Geographic coordinates: | -132.56848, 55.63306 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 36 MI N. 60 DEG WEST OF KETCHIKAN |
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-2(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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Palladium Critical | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Biotite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | CU= 1.4%, PD= 1.010 PPM AVG, PT= .057 PPM AVG. BORNITE SHOWED .020 PPM PD |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -132.56848, 55.63306 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Country Rock Very Fractured |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ketchikan District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 27.43M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045359 |
WRIGHT, C.W., AND PAIGE, 1908, P. 110-111 (B345)
WRIGHT, F.E., AND WRIGHT, C.W., 1908, P. 125-126 (B347)
WRIGHT, C.W., 1909, P. 79 (B379)
BROOKS, 1910, P. 38 (B442)
KNOPF, 1910A, P. 141 (B442)
BROOKS, 1911C, P. 80 (B480)
WRIGHT, C. W., 1915, P. 77, 85-86, 98-99 (P87)
CHAPIN, 1916, P. 83, 85 (B642)
SMITH, S. S., 1917A, P. 29, 52 (BMB 142)
BROOKS, 1918, P. 22 (B662)
CHAPIN, 1918A, P. 65 (B662)
BROOKS, 1919, P. 96 (B666)
MARTIN, 1919, P. 28 (B692)
CHAPIN, 1919A, P. 86 (B692)
MARTIN, 1920, P. 23, 28 (B712)
BROOKS, 1921, P. 18-19, 38 (B714)
BROOKS AND MARTIN, 1921, P. 69, 71 (B714)
MERTIE, 1921A, P. 121-127 (B714)
BROOKS, 1922, P. 21, 23, 34-35 (B722)
BROOKS, 1923, P. 13, 20 (B739)
BROOKS AND CAPPS, 1924, P. 17, 23 (B755)
BROOKS, 1925, P. 30-31 (B773)
SMITH, P. S., 1926, P. 20, 24-26 (B783)
BUDDINGTON, 1926, P. 41 (B783)
DAVIS, C. W., 1926, P. 1, 4 (RI 2731)
MOFFITB, 1927, P. 10, 25-28, 33 (B792)
SMITH, P. S., 1929, P. 10, 32-33, 39 (B797)
BUDDINGTON AND CHAPIN, 1929, P. 319, 322-323, 351, 370
SMITH, P. S., 1930A, P. 13, 51-52 (B810)
SMITH, P. S., 1930B, P. 16, 59 (B813)
SMITH, P. S., 1932, P. 17, 59, 65 (B824)
SMITH, P. S., 1933A, P. 15, 61-62, 67-68 (B836)
SMITH, P. S., 1933B, P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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