Mine detail: Chichagoff Mine

Previously called 'De GroffGolden Gate'

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Location

Lat / long:

57.6636, -136.10202

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Silver
Secondary:	Lead
Tertiary:	Arsenic
Ore:	Galena, Gold
Gangue:	Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR, LENTICULAR
Discovery year:	1905

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1906
Last production ended:	1943

Geology

Host rock:	Sitka Graywacke;Sitka Graywacke
Host type:	Siltstone
Structure:	Sitka Fault Zone Is A Major Regional Feature, Chichagof Fault Localizes Ore Shoots

References

MRDS	A010688
DEP	10000499
Reference	{Deposit:: USGS OFR 78-450, P. 28-31}{Deposit:: USGS B929, P. 78-81, 86-101}{Deposit:: ADGGS SPEC REPT 31, P. 46}
Reporter	Mosier, Dan, Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan), Elliott, R. L.