Minnie

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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112661
MRDS ID A011445
MAS/MILS ID 0020860023
Record type Site
Current site name Minnie
Alternate or previous names Minnie Lode, Edward A. Held, Bald Mountain Group
Related records 10000799

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -146.62287, 61.20149 (WGS84)
Elevation 945
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valdez A-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 008 S 008 W 02 NENWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -146.62287, 61.20149

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N75W
    Dip 60N
    Width 0.3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N75W:60N
    Date of Last Modification 881017

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Edward A. Held
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1911

Comments on the ownership information

  • BALD MOUNTAIN GROUP ACTIVE CA. 1914. MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN OVER BY VALDEZ GOLD CO. (KX 86-61). SEE MAS NO. 0020860022. MINNIE CLAIM STAKED 1911, 1926 (KX 86-65). NO PRODUCTION RECORDS AVAILABLE. USGS CRIB A003720 USGS CRIB A003802 M.S. 1532 Workings consist of two adits: 1.-lower adiit - 28.3 m.-long 2.-upper adit - 7.0 m.-long

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-061

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-065

  • Deposit

    B592d p. 63

  • Deposit

    B592k p. 238

  • Deposit

    B622j pp. 179-180, 183

  • Deposit

    B642g p. 144-145

  • Deposit

    B662h p. 192

  • Deposit

    B692g p. 151

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 66, 68

  • Deposit

    MF438

  • Deposit

    B1139 363pp.

  • Deposit

    MR32

  • Deposit

    B622i p. 192

  • Deposit

    OF79-1241 167pp

  • Deposit

    BMOF69-73

  • Deposit

    OF80-892B

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218pp., (locality V-59)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-OCT-1988 Mirl-Dwb 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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