The Sumdum Chief is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,299 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
Elevation: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.6458, -133.47780
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Sumdum Chief MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sumdum Chief
Secondary: Golden Slipper MS 270, Pat# 30397
Secondary: Sumdum Chief M.S.Ms525b,Pat#39683
Secondary: Lone Tree MS 268a, Pat# 30397
Secondary: Tennessee MS 268b, Pat# 30397
Secondary: Croney MS 424, Pat# 35182
Secondary: New Racket MS 269, Pat# 30397
Secondary: Bald Eagle MS 267a, Pat# 30397
Secondary: Bald Eagle M.S.Ms 267b,Pat# 30397
Secondary: Sumdum Chief MS 525a, Pat# 39683
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Arthur D. Hayes
Percent: 11.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: State Of Alaska
Percent: 89.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): B225 pp. 29, 36
Reference (Deposit): B259d p. 53
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 115-037
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 115-049
Reference (Deposit): AR18b pp. 62-63, 75-76
Reference (Deposit): B284e pp. 40-41
Reference (Deposit): B287 pp. 4, 44
Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 58
Reference (Deposit): B345e p. 90
Reference (Deposit): B800 p. 317
Reference (Deposit): GR1 p. 68
Reference (Deposit): B1108E p. 5
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 190
Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 20
Reference (Deposit): ALASKA JOUR V1N3 p. 50
Reference (Deposit): MF425
Reference (Deposit): OF77-649
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122
Reference (Deposit): REDMAN NEWSPAPER 1987pp. 40-41
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-35
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