Silver Kitty

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10137013
MAS/MILS ID 0020670202
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Kitty
Alternate or previous names Joanne Lode, Copper Kitty

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -149.79032, 63.16148 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Healy A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Healy S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Healy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chulitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(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
Fairbanks 020 S 012 W 23 C S2SE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Cadmium Secondary
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -149.79032, 63.16148

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1973

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADGGS AMR 1982

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 43-88

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 34-90

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SAMPLING INDICATES POSSIBLE VEIN DEPOSIT WITH VEINS UP TO 6 INCHES WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-SEP-1991 Djb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.