Cantu

The Cantu is a lead mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,214 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: Cantu
Secondary: Cantu Mining Co.
Secondary: Frank Blasher
Secondary: Sid Anderson
Secondary: Little Joe Frank
Secondary: R.A. Farmer
Secondary: Daniel Ashbrook
Secondary: Cronholm & Mcdonald
Secondary: L.E. Bigham
Secondary: Bettijune

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska
District: Hyder District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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

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References

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B807 pp. 43, 91-92

Reference (Deposit): B800 p. 324

Reference (Deposit): MR191-2 p. 2-3

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 30

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 118-068

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 118-044

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 118-039

Reference (Deposit): IR HMF 490523 p. 2

Reference (Deposit): MR191-5 p. 12

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 19

Reference (Deposit): B1024B p. 30

Reference (Deposit): IR HMF 500524 pp. 9, 25

Reference (Deposit): KING, E.M., 1932, UNPUB RPT ON CANTU PROP. 22 PP.

Reference (Deposit): KERNS, W.H., 1949, BUMINES MINERALS MEM0. 10 PP.

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-51

Reference (Deposit): MF418

Reference (Deposit): OF81-122

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 147

Reference (Deposit): B1024F p. 140

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