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Hercules

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282915
MRDS ID A011465
MAS/MILS ID 0020860043
Record type Site
Current site name Hercules
Alternate or previous names Johnson, Dorothy & Gunther, Chesna, Sunshine, Millionaire, Brevier Creek, Venus, Mineral King, David Johnson, Dorothy Giinther, Buster, Mineral Creek Mining Co., Mineral Creek, Lloyd W. Owen Per, Mineral Creek Mng. Co.
Related records 10000815

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -146.35946, 61.2315 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
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

Valdez A-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 007 S 006 W 31 E2NE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -146.35946, 61.2315
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80E
    Dip 70N
    Length 18.3M
    Width 0.6M
    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
    Strike And Dip N80E:70N
    Date of Last Modification 881017
  • Strike N40W
    Dip 90N
    Width 0.1M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    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
    Strike And Dip N40W:90N
    Date of Last Modification 881017
  • Strike N40W
    Dip 90E
    Length 30.5M
    Width 0.3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 3
    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
    Strike And Dip N40W:90E
    Date of Last Modification 881017
  • Strike N40W
    Dip 90N
    Width 0.6M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 3
    MAS Column # 2
    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
    Strike And Dip N90E:90N
    Date of Last Modification 881017
  • Strike N80E
    Dip 70N
    Length 9.1M
    Width 0.3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 3
    MAS Column # 3
    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
    Strike And Dip N66W:70N
    Date of Last Modification 881017
  • Strike N40W
    Dip 90E
    Width 0.3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 4
    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
    Strike And Dip N40W:90E
    Date of Last Modification 881017
  • Strike N80W
    Dip 60N
    Length 9.1M
    Width 0.3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 5
    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
    Strike And Dip N80W:60N
    Date of Last Modification 881017

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

Land status

Ownership category State

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Inferred 496mt ore
    Total resources 496mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 18.5 g/mt Gold Major 1984
    Silver Ag 7.5 g/mt Silver Trace 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-003

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-003B

  • Deposit

    B520h p. 125

  • Deposit

    B542c p. 35

  • Deposit

    B592k p. 239

  • Deposit

    B622j p. 165

  • Deposit

    B662h p. 190

  • Deposit

    IR JCR 360901

  • Deposit

    B910A p. 28

  • Deposit

    MF438 Locality # 23

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 66, 68.

  • Deposit

    OF79-1241 167 pp.

  • Deposit

    MR32

  • Deposit

    B1139 363 pp.

  • Deposit

    MLA62-82 24 pp.

  • Deposit

    B692g pp. 143-151.

  • Deposit

    B810

  • Deposit

    BMOF69-73

  • Deposit

    OF80-892B

  • Deposit

    PE86-2 p. 1.

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality V-27).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PART OF MINERAL CREEK MINING CO. HOLDINGS CA. 1914 (KX 86-3) EXACT PRODUCTION UNKNOWN. Workings Include: 1. Hercules claim; - 36.6 m.-long adit, 35.1 m. x-cut and two winzes. - 76.2 m.-long adit, 61 m. x-cut, 15 m. of drifts. 2. Chesna claim; - Lower adit - 54.9 m.-long. - Intermediate adit - ?. - Upper adit - > 15.2 m.-long. 3. Millionaire claim; - Lower adit - 137.2 m.-long. - Intertmediate adit - 18.3 m.long & a winze. - Upper adit - 13.7 m. x-cut, 9 m. winze, & a stope. 4. Mineral King claim; - 1 caved adit. 5. Buster claim; - 61 m.-long adit, & a 3 m. winze.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-OCT-1988 Mirl-Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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