The Salt Chuck is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 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
Elevation: 98 Feet (30 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 58.3444, -136.18610
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Salt Chuck MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Salt Chuck
Secondary: A.F. Parker
Secondary: Jennie Parker
Secondary: North Shore of Inian Pass
Secondary: Golden Horseshoe
Secondary: Patrick T. Padden
Secondary: East of Dundas Bay
Secondary: Dundas Bay East
Secondary: Salt Chuck No. 1
Secondary: Se of Salt Chuck
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
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: 1929
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
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): STAKED 1929. ABANDONED. RESTAKED 1953. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. LOCATED IN FOLIATED GRANITIC ROCKS.
Comment (Reference): RATAJ, 1975, NOS, 108, 225 (BM UNPB NOTES)
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-001
Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 20-21, 70, plate 1
Reference (Deposit): MF436
Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 p. 16
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 p. C270, plates 1A, 1B, 2
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