| Deposit ID | 10100943 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010693 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alaska-Juneau Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Alaska Gastinau, Alaska Perseverence, Ebner |
| Related records | 10136954 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -134.34645, 58.30808 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juneau(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Juneau B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Juneau SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lynn Canal(hydrologic unit)
Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
LG(Federal land areas administered by LG)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| (1) | -134.34645, 58.30808 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Silverbow Transverse Fault Offsets Lode System About 1800 Ft |
| General form | TABULAR CENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NNW |
| Dip | STEEP |
| Thickness | 91.44M |
| Length | 5632.55M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| Year of last production | 1944 |
| District name | Juneau District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alaska Electric Light And Power And The City And Borough Of Juneau |
| Home office | Juneau |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 4827.9M |
| Overall depth | 762M |
| Overall length | 5632.55M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010693 |
USGS OFR 78-374, P. 15-19, 51-52, 107-108
STONE, DAVID, AND STONE BRENDA, 1980, HARD ROCK GOLD: JUNEAU, CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU, JUNEAU CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE, 108 P.
NORTHERN MINER, MARCH 29, 1984, P. 12
USGS OFR 52-160, 178 P
USGS OFR 78-374; STONE & STONE, 1980; USGS OFR 60
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LODE SYSTEM (300 FT X 3 1/2 MILES) IN FOOTWALL PORTION OF PERSEVERANCE SLATE WHERE METAGABBRO SILLS INTRUDE SLATE. BOTH SLATE & SILLS INVADED BY QUARTZ VEINS WHICH CONTAIN MOST ORE. |
| Deposit | ALASKA-JUNEAU LODE SYSTEM LARGELY COVERED BY 3 PRINCIPAL MINES: ALASKA-JUNEAU, EBNER, AND PERSEVERANCE. ALASKA-JUNEAU ACQUIRED THE OTHER MINES (1925 & 1933). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Elliott, R. L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 13-APR-1994 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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