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Nearhouse & Smith

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233915
MRDS ID A002964
MAS/MILS ID 0020950287
Record type Site
Current site name Nearhouse & Smith
Alternate or previous names Mighty, Gold Mint Group, Nearhouse 1-2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -149.52201, 60.86563 (WGS84)
Elevation 945
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seward D-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Seward NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic unit)

Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach 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
Seward 009 N 001 W 18 NWSWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -149.52201, 60.86563
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65W
    Dip 75N
    Thickness 0.5M
    Length 0M
    Width 24.4M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N65W:75N
    Date of Last Modification 880212

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Roger Moore
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Total Reported Production 3 Oz. Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 93.31g
  • Year 1980
    Description Total Reported Production 102 Oz. Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3172.55g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Indicated 7054mt ore
    Demonstrated 7054mt ore
    Total resources 7054mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.6 g/mt Gold Major 1980
    Silver Ag 8.4699 g/mt Silver Trace 1980

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings consist of a 10.7 m. long adit at the 930 m. elevation and a 137 m. long adit with an 24.4 m. winze at the 945 m. elevation. TOTAL REPORTED PRODUCTION: 102 oz Au, 3 oz. Ag.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-MAY-1988 Mpm U.S. Bureau of Mines

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