Apache-Navajo

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 10233880
MRDS ID A013352
MAS/MILS ID 0021150049
Record type Site
Current site name Apache-Navajo
Alternate or previous names Free Gold Group, Big Diamond, Spruce Mountain, Oregon Girl, Great Mine Group, Apache Ms791, Pat #86634, Gold Shaft, Windham Chief, Navajo Ms791, Pat #86634
Related records 10002431, 10136741

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -133.27273, 57.58725 (WGS84)
Elevation 1128
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sumdum C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sumdum N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sumdum(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central 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)

Chuck River Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 049 S 076 E 30 NESESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -133.27273, 57.58725

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UNNAMED WORKINGS 8 FT ADIT ELEV. 2050 FT.; APACHE-NAVAJO N. ADIT 80 FT ADIT & SHALLOW TRENCH ELEV. 2370 FT; APACHE-NAV- AJO S. ADIT 60 FT ADIT ELEV. 2665 FT; WORKINGS NEAR SUMMIT SPRUCE MTN. 14 FT DEEP SHAFT & 156X3 FT TRENCH & 4 SMALL OP EN CUTS (BETWEEN 4250 & 4330 FT). S. SIDE SPRUCE MTN. STAINED ZONE NO WORKINGS ELEV. 3110. STAINED ZONES BETWEEN APACHE-NAVAJO & SUMMIT OF SPRUCE MTN . NO WORKINGS. WINDHAM CHIEF GOLD MINING CO. (APACHE-NAVAJO) 1915. GREAT MINE GROUP & FREE GOLD GROUP 1915 RESTAKED 1940 BIG DIAMOND & OREGON GIRL CLAIMS. BLISTER MS 866 & MOONLIGHT MS 867 ARE NOT PATENTED. APACHE-NAVAJO MS 791 PATENT # 86634 FORECLOSED TO STATE. MAGNETIC ANOMALY LOCATED ON S. SIDE OF SPRUCE MTN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-88 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.