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Lansing Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, 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. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258193
MAS/MILS ID 0020950355
Record type Site
Current site name Lansing Mine
Alternate or previous names Hidden Treasure, Blue Fox Group, Homestake 1-4

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -148.38258, 60.86875 (WGS84)
Elevation 158
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seward D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Seward NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(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 006 E 15 NWNWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -148.38258, 60.86875
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.3M
    Length 15.2M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 881220

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-Operator
    Owner Jack Irving Abd J. D. Hamilton
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1913
  • Type Owner
    Owner C. Peterson And B. F. Millard
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1914
  • Type Owner
    Owner G. W. Gilson And C. Peterson
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1932
  • Type Owner
    Owner Superior Mines, Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1938
  • Type Owner
    Owner F. S. Pettyjohn
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1973

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Inferred 551mt ore
    Total resources 551mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.8 g/mt Gold Major 1984
    Silver Ag 0.56 g/mt Silver Trace 1984

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings consist of a 12.2 m. shaft, several old cuts, and a 27.4 m. crosscut with 33.5 m. of draft at the 158.5 m. elevation. A 42.7 m. crosscut tunnel located at the 487.7 m. elevation.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-1988 Mpm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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