Krestof Group

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233715
MRDS ID A003117
MAS/MILS ID 0021140052
Record type Site
Current site name Krestof Group

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -135.54918, 57.21081 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka A-5 NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sitka SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Tongass 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
Copper River 054 S 062 E 03 SWSWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -135.54918, 57.21081

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STAKED 1937. OPTIONED 1938 THEN DROPPED. NO ACTIVITY SINCE 1938. WORK INCLUDES DIAMOND DRILLING AND OPENCUTS. PROPERTY DROPPED AFTER DRILLING SHOWED SUBECONOMIC VALUES. COMPOSED OF MINERALIZED QTZ VEINS IN INTERBANDED MESOZOIC GRAYWACKE & SLATE CUT BY LOCAL DIKES & SILLS. MINERALS INCLUDE: ARSENOPYRITE, PYRITE & FREE GOLD. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Map 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.