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Golden Slipper

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  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. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112373
MRDS ID A003069
MAS/MILS ID 0021140006
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Slipper
Alternate or previous names American Gold Company Prospect, Silver Slipper, King Bee Group, Gilmore Group, Goldfield Group, Leda Group, Alaska Gold Digger Group No. 2, Alaska Group

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -136.12142, 57.65251 (WGS84)
Elevation 149
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sitka(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka C-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sitka NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka W OE(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central 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)

West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 049 S 058 E 04 SESWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Ksg
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • NELSON, 1931, 1P. (AJ REPORT-SEE BACK-UP FILE)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISC & 67 CLAIMS 1934. 1938 TOTAL OF 21(?) CLAIMS. NO RECORD OF ACTIVITY SINCE. INACTIVE 1976. WORKINGS: OPENCUT & 154FT UNDERGROUND. COMPOSED OF AURIFEROUS QTZ IN SHEAR ZONE IN SITKA GRAYWACKE. BEST AU-AG VALUES: $6.42/TON. CLAIM BLOCK COVERS W. END OF EARLIER KLAG BAY MNG CO CLAIMS. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 & 4 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAPS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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