Hannum

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Tin, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209225
MRDS ID A000244
MAS/MILS ID 0020440001
Record type Site
Current site name Hannum
Alternate or previous names Jim's Discovery, Harry Creek, Harry's Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -163.32842, 65.92296 (WGS84)
Elevation 229
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northwest Arctic(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Bendeleben NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Goodhope-Spafarief Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 006 N 022 W 17 N2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -163.32842, 65.92296

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1903

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cominco American Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Washington
    Year 1977

Comments on the ownership information

  • COMPANY ADDRESS:COMINCO AMERICAN INCORPORATED EAST 15120 EUCLID SPOKANE, WASHINGTON 99216 DEPOSIT HELD BY 27 LODE CLAIMS FILED BY COMINCO GOSSAN, MARBLE & MINERALIZED QUARTZITE 30-150 FEET WIDE TREND NW. ORE IS GALENA-PYRITE-SPHALERITE IN MARBLE SILIC. 74000 FEET RHODOCHROSITE ASSOC. FAULT ZONE (OFR-429) REF. POINT IN ACTIVE CLAIM BLOCK. ORIGINAL CLAIMS NEARBY. SEE ASSOCIATED HANNUM CREEK PLACER 020440008.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • MULLIGAN,1957 (OFR 1957)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.