Sumdum Chief

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

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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

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Comments

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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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