Hungerford

The Hungerford is a zinc mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Hungerford
Secondary: Children's Group
Secondary: Hope
Secondary: White Hope
Secondary: Bantam
Secondary: Winner
Secondary: Heavy Weight
Secondary: Kuiu Mining & Milling Company
Secondary: Brown Bomber
Secondary: Hungerford Creek

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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
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): MUFFLER, 1967, P 26-28 & PLATE1 (B1241-C) 8 CLAIMS STAKED 1937. RELOCATED 1948. ABANDONED BY 1952. WORKINGS: DRILLING, OPEN CUTS, BLASTING. MN PLACER BED OF WAD. NO WORK AFTER INITIAL STAKING. LODE CONSISTS OF GALENA, SPHALERITE & PYRITE DISSEMINATED IN AMYGDALOIDAL BASALTS OF KEKU VOLCANICS. REPLACEMENT TYPE DEPOSIT. RESERVES 63,000 TONS SUBMARGINAL @ 2.4 OZ/TON AU, 1.35% PB & .45% ZN. NO FURTHER EXPLORATION RECOMMENDED AFTER DRILLING RESULTS. MINERALIZATION EXTENDS INTERMITTENTLY FOR 3 MILES ALONG SHORE & ONTO KEKU ISLETS.

Comment (Reference): THORNE, 1950, 15 P (BACK-UP FILE)

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 116-003

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 116-004

Reference (Deposit): B800 pp. 142-143, 302-303

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380523 p. 15

Reference (Deposit): PE116-1

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