Cann & Minor

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. 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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10113089
MRDS ID A011668
MAS/MILS ID 0020850112
Record type Site
Current site name Cann & Minor
Related records 10000997

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -147.90399, 61.09267 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anchorage A-3 SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Anchorage SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 012 N 009 E 32 W2NENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -147.90399, 61.09267

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N56W
    Dip 90N
    Length 6.1M
    Width 0.9M
    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 N56W:90N
    Date of Last Modification 881220

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 Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. H. Cann And C. J. Minor
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1913

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT WORKED CA. 1913 (B592). Workings reported to consist of a 19.8 m. adit and surface stripping.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-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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