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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