Alaska Chief

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

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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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