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Jupiter-Mars

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, 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 10136607
MAS/MILS ID 0020660079
Record type Site
Current site name Jupiter-Mars
Alternate or previous names M.S. 361

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -150.89429, 63.55067 (WGS84)
Elevation 878
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Denali C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Denali NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount McKinley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Denali National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 016 S 017 W 05 SENWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Boulangerite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Jamesonite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -150.89429, 63.55067
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65E
    Dip 90N
    Length 24M
    Width 2M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N65E:90N
    Date of Last Modification 890725

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 Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Lloyd, Ivan P.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1983

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Indicated 2121mt ore
    Demonstrated 2121mt ore
    Total resources 2121mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.1 g/mt Gold Major 1983
    Silver Ag 79 g/mt Silver Trace 1983
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Indicated 94167mt ore
    Demonstrated 94167mt ore
    Total resources 94167mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.75 g/mt Gold Major 1983
    Silver Ag 168.5 g/mt Silver Trace 1983

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings consist of a 36.6 m long adit and several pits. A small unknown tonnage of ore was added to the Banjo production.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-JUL-1989 Mpm 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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