The Skagway is a uranium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 246 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 246 Feet (75 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 59.4458, -135.31940
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Skagway MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Skagway
Secondary: Rapuzzi Bates
Secondary: Bilks
Secondary: B. B.
Secondary: Albill
Secondary: Algher
Secondary: Skagway Discovery
Secondary: Rocky Lode
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: George Rapuzzi
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LOCATION IS ALBILL PROSPECT WHICH IS CENTRALLY LOCATED AMONG THE 7 PROSPECTS. 17 CLAIMS STAKED IN 1955-1956. NO ACTIVITY SINCE EXCEPT ON RAPUZZI BATES IN 1958. WORKINGS: DIAMOND DRILLING & OPEN PIT. ONE PIT PRODUCED A FEW HUNDRED POUNDS OF SPECIMENS. NO ORE OR RESERVE FIGURES OBTAINED. COMPOSED OF LOW GRADE URANIUM MINERALS ASSOC. WITH FE OXIDE MINERALS & CLAY IN STEEPLY DIPPING FRACTURES IN ALTERED RHYOLITIC ROCK. NO OTHER ORE OR GANGUE MINERALS EXCEPT PURPLE FLUORITE. MINERALIZATION THOUGHT TO BE INTRODUCED BY CHANNELED SOLUTIONS THROUGH JOINTS AND FRACTURES. BEST SAMPLES YIELDED 1.2% URANIUM. PERCENTAGE BASED ON ACTIVE CLAIMS ONLY (OWNERSHIP RECORD).
References
Reference (Deposit): MF424
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 pp. 183, 187-188, 203-205
Reference (Deposit): GR38 pp. 7, 26
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 164
Reference (Deposit): B1155d p. 30
Reference (Deposit): IR JAW 560423
Reference (Deposit): PE109-3
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-099
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-029
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-028
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-024
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-027
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-019
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-013
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-011
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