Hi-Yu

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257830
MRDS ID A015462
MAS/MILS ID 0020490051
Record type Site
Current site name Hi-Yu
Alternate or previous names Algo Company, Dorando, Gibbs, Helen S., Insurgent, Saucy, Wolf, M.S. 1607, Sunnyside, Crites and Feldman, Nars, Rob & Roy
Related records 10002965

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -147.27935, 65.07468 (WGS84)
Elevation 433
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Livengood A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Livengood(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 003 N 002 E 23 E2SWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -147.27935, 65.07468

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Keystone Mines Inc.
    ID 5001429
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Placid Oil Co.
    ID 5001429
    Home office Texas
    Year 1982
  • Type Operator
    Owner Alaska Mineral Services - Scott Haskins
    ID 5001429
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1982

Comments on the production information

  • USGS CRIB A001810. USGS CRIB A001861. PRIOR TO 1931 $252,000 PRODUCED FROM 8200 TONS ORE (B 849). CONSIDERABLE PRODUCTION 1931-1941. RECORDS NOT PUBLISHED. SEE BACK-UP FILES FOR FIGURES. M.S. 1607 ISSUED 1933-103.28 ACRES. PAT #1062411. MSHA ID 5000065

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUL-1995 Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/03/1985
MSHA mine ID5001429
Mine name (MSHA)Hi-Yu Mine
Current operatorAlaska Mineral Services
Current controller (parent)Nelson Martin J & Scott Haskins
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references

Authoritative Alaska resources

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