Helen Group

The Helen Group is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 82 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Helen Group
Secondary: Helen-Chichagof Creek Group
Secondary: Chichagof Creek Group

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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): HELEN GROUP STAKED 1932 AS 13 (8?) CLAIMS. OPTIONED TWICE. LAPSED 1934. RESTAKED AS 11 CLAIMS OF CHICHAGOFF CREEK GROUP IN 1935. NO ACTIVITY SINCE 1936. INACTIVE 1976. 20FT ADIT; 20FT ADIT WITH 7FT WINZE; 15FT ADIT; 12FT ADIT WITH 13FT INCL. SHAFT; SMALL SHAFT. SURFACE WORKINGS: 8 DIFFERENT OPENCUTS. EXTENT OF MINERALIZATION NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO BE ECONOMIC. COMPOSED OF AURIFEROUS QTZ VEINS IN SHEAR ZONE IN SITKA GRAYWACKE. SPARSE SHOWINGS OF PYRITE, GALENA AND SPHALERITE.

Comment (Reference): NELSON, 1932, 4P.(AJ REPORT-SEE BACK-UP FILE)

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-030

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 360629 pp. 3-4

Reference (Deposit): PE114-4

Reference (Deposit): PE114-6

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