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John Sells Property

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258502
MRDS ID A002900
MAS/MILS ID 0020950069
Record type Site
Current site name John Sells Property
Alternate or previous names Culross Group 1-4, Culross 1-8, Reagan Group

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -148.19427, 60.73425 (WGS84)
Elevation 176
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 C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Seward NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Resurrection River-Frontal Resurrection Bay(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 008 N 007 E 34 SWSWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Togv
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E
    Dip 89W
    Thickness 0.3M
    Length 82M
    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 N40E:89W
    Date of Last Modification 880427

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1911
Year of first production 1911

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1911
    Description Gold Ore 2 Annu. Con. Out

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 TONS OF ORE MINED AND SHIPPED AFTER 1911. LOW RETURNS. USGS CRIB A002989 USGS CRIB A003003 A 30.5 m. long adit, a 4.6 m. long open cut, and several small pits.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-APR-88 AHC 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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