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Horrible

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161091
MRDS ID A012076
MAS/MILS ID 0021120009
Record type Site
Current site name Horrible
Alternate or previous names Horrible MS 0060, Pat# 026397
Related records 10001336

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -135.10126, 58.86975 (WGS84)
Elevation 640
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juneau(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Juneau NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lynn Canal(hydrologic unit)

Northern 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 035 S 062 E 04 NW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -135.10126, 58.86975
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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 Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Echo Bay Mines
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Coeur Alaska Inc.
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Inferred 3560000mt ore
    Total resources 3560000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.7 g/mt Gold Major 1992

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1887 discovered. 1895 tunnels driven. 1896 purchased by Portland Alaska Gold Mining Co. 1897 10 stamp mill and tram completed and 500 tons mined which yield 75 ozs of gold. 1911 ore sent to Ivanhoe mill.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-JUN-1992 Cwm 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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Authoritative Alaska resources

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