The Cub Mtn. Gold Occurrence is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,450 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 1,450 Feet (442 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.88472, -136.28028
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Cub Mtn. Gold Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cub Mtn. Gold Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Chichagof
Land Status
Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1948
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS OF VEIN INDICATE ABOUT 1 OZ/TON AU-USGS B 1058-E, P. 213
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN CONTAINING VISIBLE GOLD CROPS OUT ON ROUNDED GLACIATED SURFACE, AND IS 1 FT. THICK AND CAN BE TRACED IN ISOLATED OUTCROPS FOR ABOUT 50 FT.. VEIN MAY EXTEND FURTHER, BUT IS COVERED.
Comment (Workings): OCCURRENCE ONLY
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Comment (Location): USGS MF-467, LOC. 10 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): DISCOVERED AND SAMPLED BY D.L. ROSSMAN IN 1948 DURING FIELD WORK FOR USGS B 1058-E.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 10 (1972)
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1058-E, P. 213 (1959)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 37 (1978)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-467-10
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