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Donohue

Past Producer 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112957
MRDS ID A003843
MAS/MILS ID 0020860057
Record type Site
Current site name Donohue
Alternate or previous names Valdez Mining Co.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -146.20336, 61.2015 (WGS84)
Elevation 838
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-6(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 008 S 005 W 06 SENWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -146.20336, 61.2015
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 72S
    Width 2.1M
    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 N60W:72S
    Date of Last Modification 881220

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Donohue, T. H. (Valdez Mining Co.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1910
  • Type Owner
    Owner Denali Exploration Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1982

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Inferred 2755mt ore
    Total resources 2755mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 10.6999 g/mt Gold Major 1984
    Silver Ag 2.7 g/mt Silver Trace 1984

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings consist of two adits. The upper adit contains 57 m. of workings and the lower adit contains 143.3 m. of workings.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-043

  • Deposit

    B520h pp. 117, 127-128

  • Deposit

    B592k p. 239

  • Deposit

    B622j pp. 152-153, 162

  • Deposit

    B642g p. 143

  • Deposit

    BMB153 p. 51

  • Deposit

    B662i p. 190

  • Deposit

    B692g p. 151

  • Deposit

    B722a p. 40

  • Deposit

    MF438

  • Deposit

    MR32

  • Deposit

    OF79-1241 167 pp.

  • Deposit

    B1139 363 pp.

  • Deposit

    MLA62-82 24 pp.

  • Deposit

    BMB153 p. 51.

  • Deposit

    BMOF69-73

  • Deposit

    OF80-892B

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality V-8).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-1988 Mirl-Rdc 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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