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Fish Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, 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. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161287
MRDS ID A001606
MAS/MILS ID 0021200064
Record type Site
Current site name Fish Creek
Alternate or previous names Canyon Mining Lode, Roanan Vein, Silver Falls, Silver Falls Fraction, Lakeside M. C., Olympia, Nevada, Star Board, Skookum Vein, Old Rocky Vein

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -130.05175, 55.98307 (WGS84)
Elevation 606
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ketchikan D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ketchikan NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ketchikan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern 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 068 S 099 E 11 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Freibergite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Tetrahedrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -130.05175, 55.98307
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50W
    Dip 40N
    Thickness 2M
    Length 300M
    Width 200M
    Area 250HA
    Depth to top 30M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N50W:40N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Total Surface Area (HA) 250
    Date of Last Modification 830321

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1906
Year of first production 1916

Mining district

District name Hyder District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mineral Basin Mining Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cube Resources
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1984
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pulsar Energy And Resources, Inc.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1984

Production statistics

  • Year 1937
    Description Sorted Ore 64 Short Tons Ore
  • Year 1940
    Description Small Lot; Amount Not Found

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1945
    Indicated 2300mt ore
    Demonstrated 2300mt ore
    Inferred 8000mt ore
    Total resources 10300mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 630.4 g/mt Silver Trace 1945
    Lead Pb 5.71 wt-pct Lead Trace 1945
    Copper Cu 1 wt-pct Copper Trace 1945
    Zinc Zn 1.49 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1945
    Gold Au 2.06 g/mt Gold Trace 1945

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 120-008

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 120-063

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 120-080

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 120-087

  • Reserve-Resource

    WAR MINERALS REPORT DRAFT 4507 p. 1

  • Deposit

    B259d p. 66

  • Deposit

    B642d p. 98

  • Deposit

    B722c pp. 138-139

  • Deposit

    B739a p. 21

  • Deposit

    B773d pp. 74, 76-77

  • Deposit

    B783b pp. 41-42, 54-55

  • Deposit

    B792a p. 31

  • Deposit

    B800 pp. 317, 324, 327, 330, 358

  • Deposit

    B807 pp. 43, 63-67

  • Deposit

    B813a p. 16

  • Deposit

    B824a p. 17

  • Deposit

    B926C p. 171

  • Deposit

    WAR MINERALS REPORT DRAFT 4507

  • Deposit

    IC7379 pp. 42, 68-69

  • Deposit

    RI3944

  • Deposit

    RI4174 pp. 4-5, 36, 38, 45-49

  • Deposit

    B1024F p. 138

  • Deposit

    B1246 p. 147

  • Deposit

    MF420

  • Deposit

    AMR 81-82

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PATENTED CLAIMS ASSIGNED M.S. 1482, 1547, 1546, 1482, 1064 USGS CRIB A001573 ORE RESERVES TAKEN FROM UNNUMBERED WMR-FISH CREEK CLAIMS1945 USGS CRIB A000439 USGS CRIB A001573

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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