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Big Hurrah

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tungsten
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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. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233038
MRDS ID A012593
MAS/MILS ID 0020530057
Record type Site
Current site name Big Hurrah
Alternate or previous names King Solomon, October Fraction, Sour Dough, July Fraction, Potaquba Fraction, Elmer S., King Solomon 1-6, Quena, Dewey, Josephine
Related records 10001791

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -164.23247, 64.65351 (WGS84)
Elevation 84
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Solomon C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Solomon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nome(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Solomon Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 010 S 028 W 03 SWSENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Silver Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -164.23247, 64.65351
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N55W
    Dip 62S
    Thickness 333M
    Length 366M
    Width 50M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N55W:62S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830321
  • Area 20HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 20
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1901
Mining method Shrinkage Methods - Overhand Shrinkage
Year of first production 1903
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Nome District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Golden Zone Inc.
    Interest 100
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cornwall Pacific
    Interest 50
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1986
  • Type Owner
    Owner Night Hawk Resources, Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Colorado
    Year 1986

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER ADDRESS: ANACONDA COMPANY 555-17TH STREET DENVER, COLORADO 80202 OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: HAWLEY RESOURCE GROUP 8740 HARTZELL ROAD ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99507 TELE: (907) 344-6114 OWNER ADDRESS: ANACONDA COMPANY 2550 DENALI STREET SUITE-1000-NORTH TOWER ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99503 TELE: (907) 276-8115 CURRECT 1997 OWNERSHIP DATA NOT AVAILABALE:

Production statistics

  • Year 1903
    Description Assay=0.69 Oz/Ton 330 Short Tons Ore
  • Year 1904
    Description Assay=0.50 Oz/Ton 9656 Short Tons Ore
  • Year 1905
    Description Assay=0.50 Oz/Ton 12410 Short Tons Ore
  • Year 1906
    Description Assay=0.37 Oz/Ton 12000 Short Tons Ore
  • Year 1907
    Description Assay=0.47 Oz/Ton 15600 Short Tons Ore
  • Year 1952
    Description Production Reported 21100 Dollars
  • Year 1995
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Production 1995 Est From Adit 80000 Mt/Yr

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1931
    Measured 21100mt ore
    Indicated 57100mt ore
    Demonstrated 78200mt ore
    Inferred 26300mt ore
    Total resources 680000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 21.6 g/mt Gold Major 1931
    Silver Ag 13 g/mt Silver Minor 1931
    Tungsten Wo3 0.1 wt-pct Tungsten Trace 1931
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 409000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 9.19 g/mt Gold Major 1995
    Silver Ag 19 g/mt Silver Minor 1995

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 500M
    Overall depth 300M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OVERHAND SHRINKAGE 10-67
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 0
    1st Condition of Workings CAVED AT PORTAL
    2nd Condition of Workings FLOODED
    3rd Condition of Workings NO MINE ENTRY
    Capacity 100
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 128.3
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 053-022

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 053-023

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 053-207

  • Reserve-Resource

    RPTS ON BIG HURRAH p. 2

  • Deposit

    B259b p. 22

  • Deposit

    B284b p. 6

  • Deposit

    B284n p. 137

  • Deposit

    B314j pp. 146-147, 155

  • Deposit

    B328 pp. 223, 228-232

  • Deposit

    B345m pp. 234-237

  • Deposit

    B379p p. 292

  • Deposit

    B433 pp. 59, 93, 139, 143-147

  • Deposit

    B442a p. 38

  • Deposit

    B442s p. 360

  • Deposit

    B480d p. 73

  • Deposit

    B642c p. 69

  • Deposit

    BMB153 p. 55

  • Deposit

    B722f pp. 163, 173-174, 179, 198, 200-204

  • Deposit

    B824a p. 23

  • Deposit

    B836a p. 23

  • Deposit

    B844A p. 24

  • Deposit

    B857A p. 22

  • Deposit

    B910A p. 33

  • Deposit

    B917A p. 31

  • Deposit

    MR192-5 pp. 4-5

  • Deposit

    OF17 pp. 1-2, 4

  • Deposit

    MR192-8 p. 2

  • Deposit

    TDM5R p. 43

  • Deposit

    C196 pp. 1-2, 4

  • Deposit

    IR JAW 521120 pp. 7-8

  • Deposit

    IR JAW 530909 p. 5

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 126-127

  • Deposit

    P610 pp. 16, 19

  • Deposit

    GR33 pp. 2, 5-6, 12-14, 21, 29

  • Deposit

    MF445

  • Deposit

    OF508 p. 45

  • Deposit

    OF511 p. 5

  • Deposit

    B1374 p. 89

  • Deposit

    BMOF73-75 pp. 72, 95-96

  • Deposit

    OF75-2

  • Deposit

    OF77-796B

  • Deposit

    OF78-181 p. 23

  • Deposit

    E&MJ 7905 p. 80, No. 46

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. A-54

  • Deposit

    SR33 p. 11

  • Deposit

    SR38 p. 8

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB D002598 USGS CRIB W016514 LIMIITED DATA AVAILABLE, UNABLE TO UP DATE, 1997: DELETED FROM ADIT: 1995 RESOURCES COULD NOT BE VERIFIED, BUT WERE LEFT IN THE R-SET RECORD 2.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUN-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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External references

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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