Helen-Chichagof Creek Group

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136579
MAS/MILS ID 0021140029
Record type Site
Current site name Helen-Chichagof Creek Group
Alternate or previous names Helen Group, Chichagof Creek Group

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -136.07422, 57.67191 (WGS84)
Elevation 25
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 048 S 058 E 31 NENWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -136.07422, 57.67191

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, 1932, 4P.(AJ REPORT-SEE BACK-UP FILE)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HELEN GROUP STAKED 1932 AS 13 (8?) CLAIMS. OPTIONED TWICE. LAPSED 1934. RESTAKED AS 11 CLAIMS OF CHICHAGOFF CREEK GROUP IN 1935. NO ACTIVITY SINCE 1936. INACTIVE 1976. 20FT ADIT; 20FT ADIT WITH 7FT WINZE; 15FT ADIT; 12FT ADIT WITH 13FT INCL. SHAFT; SMALL SHAFT. SURFACE WORKINGS: 8 DIFFERENT OPENCUTS. EXTENT OF MINERALIZATION NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO BE ECONOMIC. COMPOSED OF AURIFEROUS QTZ VEINS IN SHEAR ZONE IN SITKA GRAYWACKE. SPARSE SHOWINGS OF PYRITE, GALENA AND SPHALERITE.

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.

Authoritative Alaska resources

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