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Jumbo

Prospect 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258801
MRDS ID A013272
MAS/MILS ID 0021140049
Record type Site
Current site name Jumbo
Alternate or previous names Minnesota, The Ob, Klag Bay Mining Company Prospect, Smith Group, Duluth, Gold Reef
Related records 10002354

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -136.10762, 57.65391 (WGS84)
Elevation 3
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sitka(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka C-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sitka NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka W OE(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central 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)

West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 049 S 058 E 04 SWNENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -136.10762, 57.65391
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Loren And Katherine Peterson
    Interest 100
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • NELSON, 1931, 3P. (AJ REPORT-SEE BACK-UP FILE)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4 CLAIMS 1909-1912. 1924-26 OPTIONED. APPARENTLY ACTIVE THROUGH 1953. RESTAKED 1975. MAY BE PARTLY OVERLAPPED BY GILMORE CLAIMS OF GOLDEN SLIPPER DEPOSIT. SOFT SHAFT, 45FT ADIT & 35FT DRIFT; 400FT SHAFT, 250FT ON 200FT LEVEL & 1330FT ON 400FT LEVEL; 230FT SHAFT W/2 SHORT LEVELS; OPENCUTS & TRENCHES. CONSISTS OF AURIFEROUS QTZ VEINS & STRINGERS IN SOUTHERLY SHEAR ZONE OF AREA. ASSOC. SPARSE GALENA,PYRITE,SPHALERITE. COUNTRY ROCK: ARGILLITIC SITKA GRAYWACKE. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP. USGS CRIB A003102 USGS CRIB A003132 USGS CRIB A003114

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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