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Monarch Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10186025
MAS/MILS ID 0020850295
Record type Site
Current site name Monarch Mine
Alternate or previous names Nettie 1 & 2, Bruno Augustino, Crow Creek Mining Co.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -149.11322, 61.04844 (WGS84)
Elevation 823
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Anchorage(Municipality)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Anchorage SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Anchorage(hydrologic unit)

Knik Arm(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 011 N 002 E 16 NESENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -149.11322, 61.04844
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80E
    Dip 70N
    Width 0.3M
    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 N80E:70N
    Date of Last Modification 881220
  • Strike N80W
    Dip 62N
    Width 0.2M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 2
    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 N80W:62N
    Date of Last Modification 881220

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 Conrad Hores
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1909
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Clyde Brenner
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1926
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Crow Creek Mining Co., Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1926
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner H. I. Staser
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1928
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Crow Creek Minin Gco., Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1928
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bruno Augustino Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1931
  • Type Owner
    Owner Joe Danich
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1947
  • Type Owner
    Owner Victor Conway
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Comments on the ownership information

  • CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings consist of 289.6 m. of drift, 38.1 m. of crosscutting, 15.8 m. of winze, and 4 raises aggregating 30.5 m. Developments on two veins- the North vein and the South vein

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-1988 Mpm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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