Highland Chief Nos. 1-5

The Highland Chief Nos. 1-5 is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,759 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Highland Chief Nos. 1-5
Secondary: Highlander
Secondary: Highlander No. 2-4
Secondary: Highland Chief
Secondary: Joe's Dream Nos. 1-6

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Juneau District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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
Discovery Year: 1936
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

Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Plagioclase
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Gold

Comments

Comment (Deposit): PROSPECT IS DIFFICULT TO SAMPLE BECAUSE OF PERSISTENT SNOW. NEWMONT MINING CO. LEASED AND EXPLORED PROSPECT IN 1937. RECENT WORK CONSISTED PRIMARILY OF CHANNEL SAMPLING.

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-006

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-049

Reference (Deposit): B1058B pp. 36-38, 44, 54-55, 57

Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 63-64

Reference (Deposit): MF436

Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 p. 23

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C222-C230

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