Dept, of Mines
Releases New
Uranium Information
W. E. Dunkle and the Alaska
Exploration and Development
Corporation plan an extensive
exploratory drilling program, to
determine the extend of coal beds
at Dunkle’s property at Broad
Pass, according to information
recently announced by the De
partment of Mines.
Other mining activities an
nounced by the Department in
clude uranium prospecting by a
group of 15 modem prospectors
from Tennessee who have arriv
ed in Alaska for this purpose.
They are reportedly very well
equipped and have technical per
sonnel among them. Presently
based at Willow Lake on the
Richardson Highway, they have
plans for other specific areas in
the Third and Fourth Division
as snow conditions permit. Aeri
al work will also be done.
Uranium Prospectors
The TDM has been somewhat
concerned over two facts, name
ly, that most ore minerals of
uranium are known to be quite
soluble and thus readily reached
from surface outcroppings, and
that the majority of the world’s
known uranium discoveries have
occurred in arid, or semi arid,
regions. Recognizing these points,
the Department has been watch
ing the uranium prospecting ac
tivites in the heavy rainfall belt
of Southeastern Alaska very
carefully, hoping to get some clue
that would answer the question
“Will surface leaching in regions
of excessive rainfall completely
remove the uranium minerals
and thus minimize chances for
discovery with radiation detec
tion instruments?”
Having now had the opportun
ity to investigate three prospects
in the “rain-belt” the Depart
ment announced they are satis
fied that there is no further need
for concern on this score. While
some leaching undoubtedly does
occur it is by no means complete.
It constitutes no serious problem
to prospecting with counters,
either afield or airborne.
Samples taken at the surface
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Glacier View Club
Members of the Glacier View
Homemakers’ club enjoyed a pot
luck lunch at the home of Lillian
Eckert. Roll call was answered
with suggestions for the Fair
booth.
Our next meeting will be held
at the home of Faye Hoffman
August 16.
Cheechako Club
The Cheechako Homemakers’
club met at Williwaw Lodge for
a chicken dinner on July 11.
Among the guests was a former
Cheechako club member, Loretta
Talcott of Reverton, Wyoming.
Sultoneite Club
Members of the Suttonette
Homemakers’ club held their pic
nic July 27 at Eska Lake. A short
business meeting was held first
and plans for the Fair booth
were discussed.
Club members voted to contri
bute $20 to the Cancer drive.
Our next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Nadine Gab
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of three widely separated pros
pects, in the region under con- .
sideration, revealed uranium con
tents ranging from very low
grade up to a high of two per
cent. Two contained primary
minerals within a foot or so of
the surface and the other show
ed no primary mineralization
but a pronounced development of
secondary minerals usually de
rived therefrom. At the surface
of each of these prospects count
er readings were found to be
commensurate with the grade1
and volume of the material. Two
of the showings were discovered
by reconnaissance afoot, using
single GM tube counters. The
third, by a multiple tube air
borne instrument flying 100 to
200 feet above ground.
Although information on the
newly discovered Ross-Adams
deposit cannot be released at
this time, the Department of
Mines announced they hope to
publish a geological and mineral- j
ogical description of the new de- j
posit next month.
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Easement Work to
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The securing of easements for
the new Matanuska Telephone
Association valley-wide system
will begin next week, according
to an announcement made this
week by Robert Patridge, MTA
manager. Personal contacts will
be made, throughout the system,
in securing the easements, he
said.
J. W. Bauler, MTA engineer,
has set up headquarters in office
space located over the MTA
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