Alaska Chichogof Mining Co. Gold Mine

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

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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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