Groundhog

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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233960
MAS/MILS ID 0021140192
Record type Site
Current site name Groundhog

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -135.37697, 57.12611 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Sitka SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 055 S 063 E 03 SWNWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -135.37697, 57.12611

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 Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Floyd Branson And Phil Schmitt
    Interest 100
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 14 CLAIMS STAKED 1976. ASSUME AU LODE FROM NEARBY STARRIGAVAN BAY LODE. LOCATED EITHER IN SITKA GRAYWACKE OR KHAZ FORMATION OR ALONG CONTACT OF TWO. 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.