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Apex El Nido

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tungsten
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136615
MRDS ID A010690
MAS/MILS ID 0021140008
Record type Site
Current site name Apex El Nido
Alternate or previous names El Nido, Barrett, Golden Pelican, Gold Spray, Golden Queen, Haywire Group, Apex, Ariel, Cable
Related records 10000501

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -136.29375, 57.95111 (WGS84)
Elevation 265
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka D-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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 045 S 056 E 23 SENESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -136.29375, 57.95111
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type 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 Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Apex El Nido Mines, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • MACDONALD, 1974 (APEX & EL NIDO MINES: BACK-UP FILE, 22 P.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB D002754 DEPOSIT DISCOVERED 1919. ACTIVE 1976. FIRST PRODUCTION 1920. WORKINGS: TOTAL OF 5850 FT OF UNDERGROUND WORKING. TOTAL PROD. ESTIMATED $591,471 FROM 12800 TONS AT $46.21/TON FOR AU & AG. 1941 PRICES. PROVEN RESERVES $8,127,215. PROJ RESERVES $445,436,133. FROM MCDONALD (1974). COMPOSED OF AU & SULFIDE BEARING QTZ VEINS IN FRACTURES IN A DIORITE STOCK. SCHEELITE IN STRINGERS IN VEINS & WALL ROCK. MCDONALD PROPOSED FURTHER DEVELOPMENT & MINING PROCEDURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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