Perseverance

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, 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. Land status
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112474
MRDS ID A012058
MAS/MILS ID 0021120148
Record type Site
Current site name Perseverance
Alternate or previous names Alaska Perseverance, Alaska Gastineau Min, Joseph T. Gilbert, Juneau Mining & Manufacturing Co., Ethel MS 605, No Pat #, Eastern Alaska Mining & Milling Co., Perseverance MS 67, No Pat #, Perseverance Placer Ms605,No Pat#, Perseverance #5 MS 605, No Pat #, Perseverance #6 MS 605, No Pat #, Perseverance Ms67, No Pat #, Alta MS 68, No Pat #, Alta M.S. MS 68b, No Pat #, Jumbo MS 69, No Pat #, Monitor MS 163, No Pat #, Alta Lodge & M.S. MS 164, No Pat#, Alaska Chief MS 165, No Pat #, Harris MS 166, No Pat #, Everett MS 168, No Pat #, Ethel MS 169, No Pat #, Florence MS 170, No Pat #, Independence MS 171, No Pat #, Rim Rock M.S. Ms240b, No Pat#, Ajax M.S. MS 241, No Pat #, Jumbo M.S. MS 260, No Pat #, Alta #2 MS 319a, No Pat #, Perseverance 2 Ms319am No Pat#, Perseverance M.S. Ms319b, No Pat#, Emma Ms901, No Pat #, Emma 2-13 Ms902, No Pat #, Jumbo Ext Ms986, No Pat #, Apex Ms986, No Pat #, Apes Ext Ms986, No Pat #, Gastineau M.S.Ms990,Pat#453371, Hunter M.S. MS 994a, No Pat #, Charlotte Ms1022, No Pat #, Solo Ms1022, No Pat #, Lady Carsen Ms1022, No Pat #, Bess Ms1022, No Pat #_, Rim Rock Ms240a, No Pat #, Jumbo #2 Ms319a, No Pat #, Wolf Ms986, No Pat #, Gastineau M.S. BLM # 1602, Solo #1 Ms1022, No Pat #, Tremont MS 167, No Pat #
Related records 10001319

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -134.3089, 58.27895 (WGS84)
Elevation 236
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juneau(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Juneau B-1(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 041 S 068 E 28 S2SESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -134.3089, 58.27895

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1885
Year of first production 1912

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Production statistics

  • Year 1912
    Description Ore Processed In Experimental Mill 74554 Short Tons Ore
  • Year 1913
    Description Ore Processed In Experimental Mill 423
  • Year 1915
    Description 1115300 Short Tons Ore
  • Year 1916
    Description 1892800 Short Tons Ore
  • Year 1917
    Description 2240300 Short Tons Ore
  • Year 1918
    Description 1285400 Short Tons Ore
  • Year 1919
    Description 2251700 Short Tons Ore
  • Year 1920
    Description 2133500 Short Tons Ore

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HARD ROCK GOLD p. 55

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 112-065

  • Deposit

    B225 p. 35

  • Deposit

    B259d p. 53

  • Deposit

    B284e pp. 37-38

  • Deposit

    B287 pp. 74-76

  • Deposit

    B314d p. 55

  • Deposit

    B345e pp. 87-88

  • Deposit

    B379d p. 70

  • Deposit

    B442d p. 135

  • Deposit

    B480e p. 96

  • Deposit

    B520c p. 25

  • Deposit

    B542c p. 32

  • Deposit

    B592d pp. 58-59

  • Deposit

    B622c p. 41

  • Deposit

    B622f pp. 98-100

  • Deposit

    B642d pp. 75-76, 98

  • Deposit

    BMB142 pp. 31-32, 52

  • Deposit

    BMB153 pp. 17-18

  • Deposit

    AK MIN & ENG SOC pp. 1-14

  • Deposit

    B662d p. 80

  • Deposit

    B692b p. 29

  • Deposit

    B712a p. 29

  • Deposit

    B714d p. 106

  • Deposit

    MIN & SCI PRESS 1921

  • Deposit

    B722a pp. 14, 36

  • Deposit

    B739a p. 21

  • Deposit

    B755a p. 8

  • Deposit

    AIME TRANS 1 pp. 100-121

  • Deposit

    MR195-10 p. 197

  • Deposit

    B800 p. 355

  • Deposit

    IC6186 pp. 1-18

  • Deposit

    IC6236 pp. 1-17

  • Deposit

    B880A p. 15

  • Deposit

    B897A pp. 15-16

  • Deposit

    IC7379 pp. 14-20

  • Deposit

    N JB MINER pp. 268-279

  • Deposit

    B1139 p. 140

  • Deposit

    B1246 p. 154

  • Deposit

    MIRL 28 p. 125

  • Deposit

    MF435

  • Deposit

    SR38 p. 14

  • Deposit

    REDMAN NEWSPAPER 1987pp. 28-32

Comments on the references

  • AJ FILE (MISC. AFOC)

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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