Cleary Hill

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Tin, Tungsten, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111975
MRDS ID A015431
MAS/MILS ID 0020490039
Record type Site
Current site name Cleary Hill
Alternate or previous names Rhoads-Hall, Wackwitz Wyoming
Related records 10002938

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -147.43766, 65.07048 (WGS84)
Elevation 380
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Livengood A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Livengood(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 003 N 002 E 19 W2SWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -147.43766, 65.07048

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Freegold Mineral Development Inc.
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Placid Oil Co.
    Home office Texas
    Year 1982
  • Type Operator
    Owner Alaska Mineral Services - Scott Haskins
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cleary Hill Mines Co.
    Interest 60
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1975
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Alaska Mining And Development Co., Inc.
    Interest 40
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1975

Comments on the production information

  • PROPERTY PRODUCED 2-3 MILLION DOLLARS 1910-1947.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Total resources 113400mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 27.78 g/mt Gold Major 1997

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A001827 USGS CRIB A001896 USGS CRIB D002655 USGS CRIB D002660 THIS PROPERTY IS A PART OF THE GOLDEN SUMMIT PROJECT. PROPERTY HAS RECIVED RENEWED INTREST: DRILLING PERMIT WAS RECEIVED THE EXPLORE SEVERAL HIGH GRADE ORE "SHOOTS" THAT WERE MINED PRIOR TO 1942.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-MAR-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.