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Goodnews

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc
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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. 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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258672
MAS/MILS ID 0020950320
Record type Site
Current site name Goodnews
Alternate or previous names Wheelbarrow Lode

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -149.66229, 60.49622 (WGS84)
Elevation 234
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seward B-8(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Seward SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic unit)

Kenai Peninsula(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 005 N 002 W 29 SESWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Silver Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -149.66229, 60.49622
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    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 880427

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Lars Larson
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1912
  • Type Owner
    Owner Loren Schmid
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1938
  • Type Owner
    Owner Edward E. Ellis
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1977

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings consist of a caved adit of unknown length.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-APR-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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