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Jumbo Basin

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Copper, Gold, Iron, Molybdenum, Silver, Zinc
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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. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10234136
MRDS ID A010683
MAS/MILS ID 0021190002
Record type Site
Current site name Jumbo Basin
Alternate or previous names Sulzer, G. D. Wilmont, Bonanza Gold Inc., Husky Industries & Services, Dik Group, Kit Uranium Corp., Humble Oil & Refining, Wright Fraction, Eskil Anderson, Geotex Exploration & Development, Jardine, El Mora, Jumbo, Scott, Goshen, Bryan & Petty, Copper Bluff, West Coast Iron and Steel Co., Jumbo Mine, State of Alaska, Green Monster, John Lyons, Hetta Nos. 1-9, Hetta Nos. 1-3 M.S., Jumbo Nos. 46-56, Hetta Nos. 1-3 Millsite
Related records 10000496

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -132.6335, 55.24143 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Craig A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Craig SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)

Southern 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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 076 S 084 E 34 SENENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Iron Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Albite Unknown
Amphibole Unknown
Azurite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chrysocolla Unknown
Copper Unknown
Diopside Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyroxene Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scapolite Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Talc Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -132.6335, 55.24143
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00S
    Dip 52W
    Thickness 18M
    Length 90M
    Width 120M
    Area 297HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 PROPYLITIC
    Strike And Dip N00S:52W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 297
    Date of Last Modification 830503

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1897
Year of first production 1907

Mining district

District name Ketchikan District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Eskil Anderson
    ID 5000048
    Year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1945
    Measured 96760mt ore
    Indicated 150760mt ore
    Demonstrated 247520mt ore
    Inferred 69660mt ore
    Total resources 317180mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 43.4 wt-pct Iron Major 1945
    Copper Cu 0.67 wt-pct Copper Trace 1945
    Gold Au 0.3799 g/mt Gold Trace 1945
    Silver Ag 28.5 g/mt Silver Trace 1945
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 589680mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 45.2 wt-pct Iron Major 1984
    Copper Cu 0.75 wt-pct Copper Trace 1984
    Gold Au 2.7 g/mt Gold Trace 1984
    Silver Ag 2 g/mt Silver Trace 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 119-015

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 119-086

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 119-186

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 119-188

  • Reserve-Resource

    WAR MINERALS REPORT447 p. 1

  • Reserve-Resource

    SR38 p. 46

  • Deposit

    B345e p. 94

  • Deposit

    B347 pp. 99-102

  • Deposit

    B379d pp. 81-82

  • Deposit

    B442a p. 38

  • Deposit

    B442d p. 142

  • Deposit

    B480e pp. 99, 101

  • Deposit

    B520c p. 26

  • Deposit

    B542c p. 33

  • Deposit

    B592d p. 60

  • Deposit

    B592e p. 83

  • Deposit

    B622c p. 41

  • Deposit

    P87 pp. 33, 36, 42, 46, 49, 51, 53, 58-61,

  • Deposit

    B642d pp. 83, 90

  • Deposit

    BMB142 pp. 29, 52

  • Deposit

    BMB153 p. 26

  • Deposit

    B662c p. 68

  • Deposit

    B692b p. 28

  • Deposit

    B692d p. 88

  • Deposit

    B712a p. 28

  • Deposit

    B714a p. 17

  • Deposit

    B714b p. 69

  • Deposit

    B755a p. 23

  • Deposit

    B773a p. 36

  • Deposit

    B800 pp. 316-317, 369

  • Deposit

    B926C pp. 165-166

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 420801 p. 10

  • Deposit

    MR191-5 p. 10

  • Deposit

    WAR MINERALS REPORT447

  • Deposit

    RI3952

  • Deposit

    P251 pp. 1, 3-4, 13-14, 22-23,27-28,31,36-40

  • Deposit

    B1082C pp. 80, 102

  • Deposit

    B1108B pp. 34-35

  • Deposit

    MR119-4

  • Deposit

    MR119-5

  • Deposit

    ADGS AR 1966a p. 54

  • Deposit

    B1246 p. 171

  • Deposit

    SR1 pp. 19-20

  • Deposit

    MF433

  • Deposit

    NEW ALASKAN 7609 p. 13

  • Deposit

    OF78-869 pp. 103-105

  • Deposit

    OF81-122 p. 27, No. 111

  • Deposit

    AMR 81-82 p. 36

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. F-63

  • Deposit

    SR38 p. 46, No. 118

Comments on the references

  • TERRITORIAL MINE INSPECTOR ANNUAL REPORT, 1920-1923

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TOTAL OF 29 CLAIMS & 11 MILLSITES PATENTED IN 1905; MS 562, PAT# 42005, 646.06 ACRES. 6 CLAIMS PATENTED IN 1914; MS 886, PAT.NO.385872.SIX CLAIMS PATENTED,M.S.1524 10 CLAIMS SURV. IN 1935 (MS 1596), 2 MILLSITES SURV. IN 1936 (MS 1599); NOT PATD. 3 CLAIMS & 1 MILLSITE PATD IN 1938; MS 1522A, PAT# 1099254, 56.90 ACRES. 6 CLAIMS, 2 MILLSITES PATD IN 1938; MS 1523A, PAT# 1099255, 115.28 ACRES. 5 CLAIMS PATD IN 1933; MS 1542, PAT# 1062428, 74.83 ACRES. 6 CLAIMS PATENTED IN 1933;M.S.1545,PAT.NO.1062853,120.60 ACRES. 1907-1923, OVER 90,000 TONS OF ORE WERE PRODUCED, W/VALUES IN COPPER, GOLD & SILVER. PROSPECT WAS NEVER MINED FOR ITS MAGNETITE CONTENT. RESERVE ESTIMATES BASED ON WORK DONE BY BUREAU OF MINES IN 1944.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JUL-1995 Wlg U.S. Bureau of Mines

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