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Mineral King Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc
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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. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160927
MRDS ID A002902
MAS/MILS ID 0020950239
Record type Site
Current site name Mineral King Mine
Alternate or previous names Bettles, Mineral King Disc., Mineral King 1-3, Merrill, Herman and Eaton, Daily - Bennett Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -148.34399, 60.95316 (WGS84)
Elevation 137
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seward D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Seward NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach 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
Seward 010 N 006 E 14 SWSESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -148.34399, 60.95316
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N26W
    Dip 45E
    Length 61M
    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 N26W:45E
    Date of Last Modification 880427

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 Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner George H. Hermann
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1912
  • Type Operator
    Owner Alaska Pittsburgh Gold Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1920
  • Type Operator
    Owner R. J. Merrill
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1929
  • Type Owner
    Owner M. C. And C. A. Sage
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1973

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Description Total Reported Production 1912-1939 626 Oz. Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 0.01mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Total Reported Production 1912-1939 2783 Oz. Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 0.08mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Indicated 152mt ore
    Demonstrated 152mt ore
    Total resources 152mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.34 g/mt Gold Trace 1984

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings consist of a tunnel and a 237.7 m.-long adit at the 137 m. elevation and a raise to an upper (?) level.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-MAY-1988 Dwb 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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