Baker Peak Gold-Silver-Copper Prospect

The Baker Peak Gold-Silver-Copper Prospect is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,900 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Baker Peak Gold-Silver-Copper Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Chichagof

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1910
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: POD

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: TWO CHANNEL SAMPLES BY USBM AVERAGED 2.0% CU AND 7.5% CU-USGS OF 84-572, P. 259, LOC. 30.

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Commodity): CHANNEL SAMPLES ALSO CONTAIN MINOR AU AND AG-USGS MF-1476-B, P. 8

Comment (Location): USGS MF-1476-B, LOC. 9; USGS MF-467, LOC. 20. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): 7 CLAIMS LOCATED IN 1910, 6 CLAIMS RELOCATED IN 1916 AS GOLD-COPPER GROUP. 90 CLAIMS RECORDED IN AREA. 3 TUNNELS, 1 SHAFT DRIVEN AND SEVERAL TRENCHES CUT. NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION.

Comment (Deposit): GREENSTONE CUT BY HIGHLY ALTERED APLITE DIKES, BOTH CONTAINING DISSEMINATIONS, STRINGERS, AND MASSIVE PODS OF CHALCOPYRITE AND PYRITE. MOST HIGHLY MINERALIZED ZONE IS 350-400 FT. LONG, UP TO 13 FT. WIDE.

Comment (Workings): 3 TUNNELS, ONE AT 1,440 FT. EL., 130 FT. LONG WITH 30 FT. OF CROSSCUTS, ONE AT 1,360 FT. EL. 50 FT. LONG, AND ONE AT 1,875 FT. 91 FT. LONG. A 10 FT. SHAFT IS AT 1,850 FT. EL.. SEVERAL TRENCHES (COLLAPSED ASOF 1982) WERE CUT.

Comment (Geology): GOON DIP GREENSTONE (NO KIDDING!).

Comment (Deposit): PAST EXPLORATION, GEOCHEMICAL RESULTS, AND MINERALIZED FLOAT INDICATE POSSIBLE 2-3 MI. EXTENSION OF MAIN MINERALIZED ZONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-1476-B, LOC. 9, P. 8 (1982)

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 84-572, P. 259, LOC. 30 (1984)

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 692, P. 121-123 (1919)

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 20 (1972)

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 12 (1978)

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-1476-B-9

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