The Submarine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 39 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: 39 Feet (12 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.6597, -136.08890
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Submarine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Submarine
Secondary: Chichagof Eldorado
Secondary: Baranoff
Secondary: Handy-Andy
Secondary: Alaska Lode
Secondary: Chichagof Extension
Secondary: Chichagof Bonanza
Secondary: Bullion
Secondary: Delta
Secondary: Dandy
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
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: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Chichagof Extension Mining Co.
Percent: 14.00
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Baranof Exploration And Development Co., Inc.
Percent: 29.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: State Of Alaska
Percent: 57.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A003148 STAKED PRIOR TO 1917, 1925, 1935 & 1953. OWNERSHIP CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES. 7 & POSSIBLY 23 PATD CLAIMS ARE ONLY VALID CLAIMS IN 1976. PATD CLAIMS UNDER MS 1497,1498 PAT#1058725, 1594 PAT#1075358 AND THOSE POSSIBLY PATENTED UNDER MS 2182, 2184 & 2185. WORKINGS INCLUDE 80FT ADIT WITH 175FT INCL. SHAFT ON HANDY; 57FT ADIT ON ANDY; SHALLOW PIT ON SUBMARINE; & OPEN CUTS & PITS ON ADJACENT CLAIMS ESPECIALLY THE BARANOFF CLAIMS. LOCATED WITHIN SITKA GRAYWACKE ALONG EXTENSION OF HIRST- CHICHAGOFF SHEAR ZONE. CONSISTS OF AU & SPARSE SULFIDES ASSOC. WITH VEIN QTZ IN THE SHEAR ZONE. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 & 4 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP.
Comment (Reference): BACK-UP FILES
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-077
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-078
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-079
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-113
Reference (Deposit): B692e pp. 119-120
Reference (Deposit): IR HHT 24 p. 14
Reference (Deposit): B929 pp. 128-129
Reference (Deposit): MR114-8
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 138-139
Reference (Deposit): MF467
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-004
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-074
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