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MINING ON PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. By BERTRAND L. JOHNSON. GENERAL FEATURES. The mineralization of the...the Prince William Sound region followed the intrusion of granitic rocks (Jurassic?) into the closely folded...folded sediments (Mesozoic?) bordering Prince William. Sound. These sedimentary rocks may be gathered...introduced during this period of mineralization included gold, sih7er, chalcopyrite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite...arsenopyrite, galena, sphalerite, stibnite, quartz, epidpte, albite, chlorite, calcite, and siderite. The |
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From Lode-Gold Mineral Occurrences in the Chugach-Prince William Terrane of Southern Alaska by Peter...endorsement by the U.S. Government. Anchorage, Alaska 1993 Abstract This report and map represent a...structural data from lode-gold mineral occurrences in the Chugach-Prince William accretionary prism. We...'limb' of the orocline west of Prince William Sound, the gold-bearing quartz veins are oriented perpendicular...east of Prince William Sound are at a small angle to the structural fabric. Most gold-quartz veins are |
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MINING ON PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. By BERTRAND L. JOHNSON. GENERAL FEATURES. The lode-mining districts...districts of Prince William Sound may in a general way be grouped into two concentric belts, concave southward...southward, the outer one including the gold quartz districts and the inner one including the copper camps. The...amounts of gold or silver, or both; and the gold mines produce also some silver. The ores of the gold quartz...this process. The metallurgic treatment of the gold quartz ores is performed locally in small stamp or roller |
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MINERAL EESODRCES OF ALASKA IN 1911. By ALFRED H. BROOKS and others. PREFACE. By ALFRED H. BROOKS. The...The mineral industry of Alaska is, for the most part, in a stage of development where the results of...completed. Hence, those interested in any particular district are urged to procure a copy of the complete report...previously issued, summarizes the conditions of the mining industry and presents statistics of production...as condensed statements of the progress of the mining industry for the years which they cover. The fund |
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the south side of the Alaska Range, in the upper Copper River basin. The other gold-bearing streams are...boulders of amygdaloidal greenstone, diorite, and quartz, with lesser amounts of black slate, limestone...Chisna rocks. 137 138 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1917. Fault blocks of similar conglomerate (see...is not known to carry any appreciable amount of gold, but it does contain a little sandstone and shale...number of places. The difference in the content of gold is easily explained by the fact that the conglomerate |
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MINING IN THE LOWER COPPER RIVER BASIN, By FRED H. MOFFIT. COPPER MINING IN CHITINA VALLEY. INTRODUCTION...activity of the copper market is reflected in the district by increased interest in prospecting for copper...are described in detail.. The copper ores of the district extending from Kotsina River to Nizina are chiefly...copper minerals 155 156 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1916. have been found in the limestone (Chitistone)...the principal metal that has been sought in this district, silver has been found at one locality, where |
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THE PO&T WELLS GOLD~LODE DISTRICT. By B. L. JoKNsoN. INTRODUCTION. SCOPE OJI' REPORT. The object of... and cha.ra.cteristics of the gold deposits of the Port Wells district. Before the geology and mineral...mineral resources of the district are considered a. concise description of the principal factors bearing on...economic development of the mineral deposits of the district will be given. This will be followed by a description...WORX IN '1'lllll DISTRICT. The earliest rocordect exploration o{ the Port Wells district was made in June |
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THE MINING INDUSTRY IN 1910, By ALFRED H. BROOKS. INTRODUCTION. The gold and copper lode-mining industry...industry of Alaska made considerable progress in 1910, not so much in output as in the amount of dead work...advancement of the mining industry in Alaska. So long as the Pacific seaboard of Alaska and the adjacent...at $8 to $20 a ton along the Pacific seaboard of Alaska, even mines located at tidewater are at great economic...apply to placer claims continues, to hamper the mining industry by discouraging the bona fide miner and |
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INVESTIGATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA IN 1909. By ALFRED H. BROOKS and others. ADMINISTRATIVE...bulletin in which both the conditions of the mining industry of Alaska and the more important economic results...of reference for those who are interested in the mining and mineral resources of the Territory, None of...development of the mining industry. The rapid progress in prospecting and mining in Alaska makes it necessary...that they may become available to the prospector, mine operator, and engineer. In publishing such preliminary |
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Geochemical Survey of the Valdez 1°X3 o Quadrangle, South-Central Alaska Cover. View to southwest of...host for numerous gold-bearing vein deposits including those of the Bremner district, just beyond the... Geochemical Survey of the Valdez 1°X3 o Quadrangle, South-Central Alaska By Richard J. Goldfarb, J.... Geochemical survey of the Valdez 1°X3° quadrangle, south-central Alaska I by Richard J. Goldfarb, J...Supt. of Docs. no.: I 19.3:B2084 1. Geochemistry-Alaska-Chugach Mountains Region. 2. Ore-depositsAlaska-Chugach |
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NONMETALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN EASTERN SOUTHERN ALASKA TO ACCOMPANY OPEN-FILE MAP 77-169A This report...NONMETALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN EASTERN SOUTHERN ALASKA (To accompany open-file map 77-169A) By E. M....eastern southern Alaska. The table and accompanying map -are part of the Regional Alaska Minerals Resource...Resource Assessment Program (RAMRAP).for. southern Alaska. They are based on an extensive literature search...Geological Survey and information derived from the Alaska Minerals Resource Appraisal Program (AMRAP) were |
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MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION TRAVERSED BY THE ALASKA RAILROAD. By STEPHEN R. CAPPS. INTRODUCTION. ...bridge across Tanana Kiver, in March, 1923, the Alaska Railroad, begun in 1915, was opened for direct...Pacific coast, and Fairbanks, in the heart of central Alaska, a distance of 468 miles (fig. 1). Rarely has ...showing location of the region traversed by the Alaska Railroad. the construction of a railroad of this...in transporting pas73 74 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1922. sengers and freight to the basins of these |
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MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1913. By ALFRED H. BROOKS and others. PREFACE. By ALFRED H. BROOKS The...annual bulletins 1 treating of the progress of mining in Alaska a.nd summarizing the results achieved du.ring...particular district are therefore urged to procure a. copy of the com plete report on th.at district as soon...the year and summaries of the conditions of the mining industry, including statistics of mineral production...shall serve as convenient reference works on the mining industry for the yea.rs which they cover. Lack |
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Director °\ Bulletin 880 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN 1935 ...separate publication] Page (A) Mineral industry of Alaska in 1935, by P. S. Smith (published in March 1937)...publications on Alaska..___0n back of plate 1 ILLUSTRATIONS Page PLATB 1. Map of Alaska, showing areas...covered by selected available reports and maps of Alaska.._-______----___________ In pocket 2. Reconnaissance...Island..-..-_______________-----________ 138 7. A, Quartz veins in graywacke, Tonki Bay, Afognak.Island; |
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PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA IN 1905 By ALFRED H. BROOKS AND OTHERS WASHINGTON.................................... Southeastern Alaska......................................................................................... Prince William Sound............................................................................ Southwestern Alaska............................................................................................ THE MINING INDUSTRY IN 1905, by Alfred H. Brooks......... |
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LODE MINING AND PROSPECTING ON SEWARD PENINSULA. By J. B. MERTIE, Jr. INTRODUCTION. The lodes of Seward...undeveloped. The Big Hurrah mine, in the Solomon district, produced gold from 1903 to 1907 but has not...shipments of gold ore have been made from the Sliscovich mine, on Manila Creek, in the Nome district, but these...two properties, gold lode development is still in the stage of prospecting. Lode mining of some of the...studies, will be published later. GOLD. SLISCOVICH. The Sliscovich mine, near the head of Manila Creek |
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Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska By HENRY C. BERG and EDWARD H. COBB . G E O L O G I C A L S...A n inventory of the mines and )- grosfiects of Alaska and their ' f geologic settings UNITED STATES...acknowledgments--- - - - - - ----- - - - -- - -- 4 Alaska Peninsula region- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -...Iron---------------------------_---_- ....................... 11 Gold and copper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....- - - _ - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - 16 Redoubt district--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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HAKEINGTON. SUMMARY OF MINING OPERATIONS. t A resume of the history of tin mining in Alaska up to 1914 has been...Anikovik River in 1914 for the recovery of both gold and cassiterite but were operated only during that...Seward Peninsula, from Cape Prince of Wales to the south shore of Kotzebue Sound, and in the southern part...streams of the Nome district." Hess mentions 3 that Goldbottom Creek in the Nome district, Fred Gulch, north...Mountain in 1902 and on Lost Eiver the following year. Mining operations have been carried on at both localities |
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H. MANNING. Director I HE MINING INDUSTRY IN THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1915... BY SUMNER S. SMITH United States Mine Inspector for Alaska ENGINEERING \Y* WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...MINES H. MANNING. Director THE MINING INDUSTRY IN THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1915... BY SUMNER S. SMITH United Stales Mine Inspector for Alaska WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING 1917 ... Introduction New gold-mining districts Mineral production Placer gold Lode gold Copper Tin Antimony |
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of Metallic and Nonmetallic Mineral Deposits of Alaska Compiled From Published Reports of Federal and...of metallic and nonmetallic mineral deposits of Alaska, compiled from published reports of Federal and...resources Indexes. 2. Mines' and mineral resources Alaska. I. Kachadoorian, Reuben, 1921-, rjoint author.....__-____________--___-___-__---__-___--Blying Sound quadrangle____________.__________________________..._______________.__ _______.____-___.__-___-__ Cordova quadrangle.__________________________________________ |
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COSNA-NOWITNA REGION. By HENRY M. EAKDST. INTRODUCTION. The area here called the Cosna-Nowitna region extends southward...general way the 1 Hcrron, J. S., Explorations in Alaska, 1899: War Dept., Adjt. General's Office, No. 31...1-77, maps, 1901. 211 212 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1915. Yukon-Kuskokwim divide. A pack train of...Geologic mapping was extended over practically the same area. The resulting maps will be published in connection...the eastern part. Still farther east, beyond the area surveyed, several small isolated ranges and hills |
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Development Division of Mining & Water Management FRONT COVER Top: Ryan Lode Mine gold recovery plant and...investigates a silver prospect in the Chulitna mining district during a DGGS mapping project in July 1997...(left) and Jim Vohden (right) of the Alaska Division of Mining & Water Management, and Bronwen Wang of...on face in the Greens Creek Mine on Admiralty Island west of Juneau, Alaska. Photo by Jan Nauman. GEOLOGY...ip nw si 9" K.H. Clautice + ee J.L. Nauman Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Geological |
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has long attached to deposits of iron ore in an area that centers about 25 miles northwest of Nome. A...groups of claims are held in the iron-bearing district. Three of these the Mogul, Monarch, and Galena...at half a dozen other places in the same general area. The Monarch group was reached easily in a day's...MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1914. GEOLOGY. The bedrock of the iron-bearing area consists chiefly of...undifferentiated members of the group. There is a small area of Tertiary sedimentary rocks, including thin coal |
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Division of Mining & Water Management FRONT COVER Top left: From late 199] to 1993 Cambior Alaska Inc. constructed...Phase one channeled the stream around the open-pit mine operations. During the stream diversion the company...stream flow, and fish populations. When the mine closed, Valdez Creek was diverted back to its original location...excavation work on Pit A-8 of Valdez Creek gold mine operated by Cambior Alaska Inc. as it appeared in early...Cambior Alaska and previous operators produced 459,162 ounces (14,279 kilograms) of refined gold from the |
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A diamond-drill crew explores the Johnson River gold-polymetallic deposit near Iliamna volcano about...(997,542 tonnes) grading 10.35 grams per tonnes gold, 7.84 grams per tonnes silver, 8.37% zinc, 1.17%...developed, the deposit will be mined by underground mining methods. The deposit is part of lands owned by...later than the enclosing rocks) textures in the quartz-sulfide stockwork of the Johnson River deposit...fine) gold nuggets recovered from Silverado Mines Inc. openpit and underground placer gold mine operations |