| Deposit ID | 10209707 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012304 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0021200002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Standard Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Gold Standard 1-15, Helm 1-15, Snowstorm, Lakeview, Helm Bay Fraction, South Lakeview |
| Related records | 10100968 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -131.99899, 55.64974 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 15 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ketchikan C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Ketchikan NW(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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper River | 072 S | 087 E | 01 | SESE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Actinolite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Plagioclase | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -131.99899, 55.64974 |
|---|
| Strike | N20W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 85E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 170HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 20M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1897 |
| District name | Ketchikan District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gary L. Stensland Et Al |
| ID | 5001311 |
| Interest | 47 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stensland Mining |
| ID | 5001311 |
| Home office | Oregon |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0021200002 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012304 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 5001311 |
B284e pp. 44-45
B314d p. 63
B345e p. 92
B347 pp. 153-155
B592e p. 86
B622c p. 42
B642d p. 82
B722a pp. 35-36
B813a p. 16
B857A p. 16
B864A p. 16
B868A pp. 16-17
B880A p. 17
B897A p. 18
B917A p. 22
B926A p. 20
B933A p. 19
MTA 82 No. F-62
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ACQUISITION COST:$250,000 (EVALUATORS ESTIMATE-NO REFERENCE) EXPLORATION COST: $500,000 (EVALUATORS ESTIMATE) ORE HAS POCKETY NATURE. OVERALL VALUES LOW, BUT EXPLORATION NOT SUFFICIENT TO DELINEATE SIZE OF MINERALIZED ZONE. USGS CRIB A001613 USGS CRIB A001621 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Carnes, R. David | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/08/1982 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 5001311 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Gold Standard Mine |
| Current operator | Stensland Mining |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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