Alaska Silver King

The Alaska Silver King is a silver mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,070 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: Alaska Silver King
Secondary: Silver King
Secondary: Foto

Commodity

Primary: Silver

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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): APPROX 1 TON ORE SHIPPED TO TACOMA SMELTER IN 1938 OR 1939. REPORTED ORE VALUES AT OVER 100 OZ/TON AG. ORE FROM NARROW LENSE ABOUT 20 FT LONG. GRAVITY TRAM TO ROAD (3000 FT) THEN 2 MI. BY GRAVEL ROAD T O DEEP WATER DOCK. ROAD & DOCK IN GOOD CONDITION IN 1976. FOTO CLAIM IS PORTION OF OLD ALASKA SILVER KING CLAIMS. ALASKA SILVER KING COMPOSED OF 4 LODE CLAIMS. PROPERTY IN EXCURSION INLET MILITARY RESERVE. COMPOSED OF HIGH GRADE SULFIDE LENSES IN E-W FRACTURES ASSO- CIATED WITH OLDER N-S FRACTURE PATTERN WHICH EXTENDS MANY MI NORTH. PROPERTY NEEDS FURTHER EXP. ON PARALLEL VEINS, DEPTH OF MINE RALIZATION & PROOF OF SIMILAR HIGH GRADE LENSES.

Comment (Reference): THORNE, R.L., 1949, USBM AFOC MINERAL PROPERTY FILES.

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-085

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-146

Reference (Deposit): B800 plate 2

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