The Alaska Chief is a zinc, cobalt, copper, gold, nickel, and silver mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,201 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: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver
Lat, Long: 58.4372, -136.09030
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Alaska Chief MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alaska Chief
Secondary: W.F. Hanna
Secondary: Peacock Nos. 1-2
Secondary: Grizzly
Secondary: The Nature Conservancy
Secondary: C.J. Frazey
Secondary: V.W. Donaldson
Secondary: Gray Eagle Mine
Secondary: Alaska Chief Nos. 1-3
Secondary: C.C. Snyder
Secondary: Mrs. Vernon Mackay
Secondary: Mary N. Donaldson
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Cobalt
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Silver
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Donald J W
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1980
Owner Name: The Nature Conservancy
Home Office: Virginia
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1899
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: Malachite
Unknown: Bornite
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Goethite
Unknown: Zoisite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Orthoclase
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CLAIM PATENTED IN 1924 CLAIM DELINQUENT UNDER REAL PROPERTY LAW EXISTING ORE PILE IN FRONT OF ADIT LOCATION RESERVE TONNAGE TAKEN FROM MACKEVETT OFR 280 IN SITU DENSITY OBTAINED FROM OFR 280
Comment (Reference): RATAJ, 1975, NOS. 41-47 (BM UNPB NOTES)
References
Reference (Deposit): B1121K p. 49, plate 1
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 162
Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 3, 5, 45-48, 69, 73
Reference (Deposit): MF436
Reference (Deposit): AOF47 p. 1
Reference (Deposit): OF78-374 pp. 7-8
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C353, D16, plates 1A, 1B, 2
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-12
Reference (Reserve-Resource): OF78-494 p. C353
Reference (Deposit): MR111-1 p. 37
Reference (Deposit): ECON G 3801 pp. 72-73
Reference (Deposit): OF195 pp. 221-222
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-028
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-054
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