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Monarch

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, REE, Silver
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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. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185696
MRDS ID A013152
MAS/MILS ID 0021110025
Record type Site
Current site name Monarch
Alternate or previous names Monarch 1, Monarch Nos.1-4, Monarch 2
Related records 10002250

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -136.85152, 58.86832 (WGS84)
Elevation 580
Location accuracy 10(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

Mount Fairweather D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Fairweather NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Glacier Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Glacier Bay National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 035 S 051 E 02 SWNENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
REE Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Albite Unknown
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Oligoclase Unknown
Plagioclase Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphene Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -136.85152, 58.86832
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 10HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1924

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Production statistics

  • Year 1940
    Description Production Reported 59 Pounds Copper
  • Year 1940
    Description Production Reported 78 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2426.07g
  • Year 1940
    Description Production Reported 182 Pounds Lead
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 82.55mt
  • Year 1940
    Description Production Reported 522 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 16236.01g

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 112M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE W/TIMBERED METHODS
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Slope of Inclines 0
    Number of Adits 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Year of Information 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ORE WAS TRANSPORTED EAST BY AERIAL TRAM TO A ROAD AT 1500 FT. ANOTHER TRAM FROM SOUTH END OF THE ROAD COMPLETED HAULAGE TO BEACH. THE ORE WAS THEN TAKEN TO LEMESURIER ISLAND FOR PROCESSING. CLAIM LAPSED; NO CURRENT OWNER. SOME PRODUCTION WAS PROBABLY FROM SURFACE TRENCHING. PAST PRODUCTION FROM REID INLET IS NOT CLEARLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO MINE FROM WHICH ORE CAME. THEREFORE THE HISTORY OF PRODUCTION FOR THIS DEPOSIT INCLUDES AT LEAST PART OF THE PRODUCTION FROM THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES:INCAS, RAINBOW, GALENA NO. 1 AND SUNRISE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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