The Alaska Chichogof Mining Co. Gold Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 98 Feet (30 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.65833, -136.10167
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Alaska Chichogof Mining Co. Gold Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alaska Chichogof Mining Co. Gold Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1936
Year Last Production: 1936
Discovery Year: 1928
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Graywacke Strikes N 64 Degrees-78 Degrees W And Dips 73 Degrees-75 Degrees Sw
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE HAD ASSAY VALUE SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN 1 OZ/TON AU-USGS B 929, P. 130
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS B 929, PLATE 1; USGS MF-1476-B, LOC. 16; USGS MF-467, LOC. 32 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): TUNNEL STARTED IN 1928 BY MIKE MCKALLICK, CLAIMS LATER BOUGHT OUT BY NICK BEZ (ALASKA CHICHAGOF MINING CO.). PRODUCTION IN 1936 ONLY, DEVELOPMENT WORK RESUMED IN 1939, BUT NO PRODUCTION DATA AVAILABLE.
Comment (Deposit): TUNNEL DRIVEN IN FAULT ZONE IN SHALY GRAYWACKE FOLLOWS QUARTZ VEIN UP TO 5 FT. THICK FOR UP TO 56 FT.. ORE MINED OVER STOPE LENGTH OF 10-35 FT., AND FROM 142 FT. DOWN IN THE SHAFT TO WITHIN 15 FT. OF THE SURFACE.
Comment (Workings): DRIFT DRIVEN 115 FT, THEN BRANCHING INTO 195 FT. NORTH TUNNEL, WITH 70 FT BRANCH, AND 115 FT. SOUTH TUNNEL. INCLINED SHAFT DIPPING 65 DEGREES SW SUNK INTO NORTH TUNNEL AT 42 FT. BELOW SURFACE, CONTINUES TO DEPTH OF 142 FT. SHAFT FLOODED AS OF 1938, WAS PUMPED OUT IN 1939.
Comment (Geology): SMALL DIKE IN GRAYWACKE OFFSET 4 FT. BY FAULT.
Comment (Deposit): NO RECORD OF WORK SINCE 1939, IF ANY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 5 (1978)
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-1476-B, LOC. 16, P. 6 (1982)
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 32 (1972)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-B-929-PL-1
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 929, P. 130-132, PLATES 1, 3 (1941)
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