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(Continued from Page A-l) reported to be doing reconnaissance work. Cassnur Asbestos Corp. investigated asbestos near Eagle. International Minerals and Chemical Corp. conducted drilling a gold lode prospect.

International Nuclear worked in the region, and a large number of small mining firms and prospectors were active. Western Alaska Exploration expenditures in Western Alaska in 1969 are estimated to be $2,500,000. A great deal of these expenditures were for offshore prospecting in the vicinity of Nome. A large amount was spent by Alaska Mines and Minerals, Inc. in looking for new ore at the Red Devil Mercury mine.

The following companies were prospecting and drilling offshore in the Nome area: Amerada Petroleum, Auric Mining Aurora Mining Inlet Oil Ocean Science and Engineering, Occidental Minerals Rowan prilling and the Shell-ASARCO joint venture. Some useful information has been brought to light by the experience of the operators engaged in drilling from offshore ice. When ice thickness and weather conditions are good, drilling can be done far from shore. When weather is bad, ice begins to soften, or ice may shift and drilling must be done close to shore. It has long been known that the ice can move out from shore very suddenly, but until recently many of these movements were not understood.

A correlation between these movements and tide fluctuations has now been made. Normally tidal fluctuations at Nome are not more than a foot, but occasionally the water will rise several feet because of distant storm conditions, wind, or other causes. It is after the water subsides from an unusually high level that the ice moves out suddenly. Mercury prospecting in the Kuskokwim area continued to be vigorous. Mining Co.

had a new discovery in the area. Diamond Shamrock continued work on Cinnabar'Creek. Jack Egnaty, Julius Sirilo, and consultant James Wylie were active in the region. Alaskamin had a large crew in Western Alaska. Newmont Mining Co.

was reportedly active on Seward Peninsula. PCE Exploration and Western Exploration were also working in Western Alaska. Others active in Western Alaska included International Nuclear, Rhinehart Berg, TJ. Almasy, Willie Foster, Hugh Lindfors, and Don Roberts. Southwestern Alaska Exploration expenditures for this division in 1969 are estimated to be $110,000.

Sinclair Oil Co. was reported to be doing reconnaissance work on the Alaska Peninsula. Truman Emberg again prospected beach sands on the Alaska Peninsula. Southcentral Alaska Exploration expenditures in Southcentral Alaska during 1969 are estimated to be $1,320,000. The Danali copper prospect was developed with more underground work and drilling by Cities Service Minerals Corp.

This company also did reconnaissance work south of the Alaska Range. Anchorage geologist Kirk Stanley conducted a drilling program and reconnaissance work. Hanna Mining Co. investigated the Mother Lode property in the McCarthy district. Wallace McGregor of Salt Lake City was active in this area with a crew of geologists including Dr.

Fred Humphrey, who did detailed studies of the Orange Hill property. The McGregor joint venture did some drilling and sampling on a prospect Mly Ntws-Mimr, May east of the Chisana River. Cortella Coal Corp. of Cordova continued their work in the Bering River coal field. The Morgan Coal Co.

of Indianapolis worked in the Beluga coal field. American Exploration worked in the Beluga coal field and did research. The company plans to station geologist Benno Patsch in Anchorage permanently. Starky Wilson of Dallas, conducted a drilling program in the Beluga coal field. St.

Eugene Mining Co. continued development of their property in the Kasna Creek area south of Lake Clark and did reconnaissance work in other parts of Southcentral Alaska. Trans Pacific Resources, Inc. conducted a mapping program on the Tuxedni iron deposit, Cook Inlet. Gordon Burdick and Martin Radovan both worked in the McCarthy area.

Moore and Dohney continued to explore for gold in the Chitina area. Alaska Yukon Minerals Co. worked in the Copper River country. Others active in Southcentral included R.S. Richards (who worked with his associates in several ares), R.H.

McGill, and Ron Sume. Southeastern Alaska Southeastern Alaska was the busiest region in 1969. Exploration expenditures for the region are estimated to be $3,910,000. ALVenCo, under the direction of Clyde Wetherell, was very active in several areas of Southeastern as well as other parts of the state. Humble Oil had an elaborate float camp with a heliport and a laboratory equipped with a crusher and atomic absorption unit.

Work was done in Groundhog Basin, in the Ross Mountain area on Prince of Wales Island, and other areas of that island. El Paso Natural Gas Co. has opened a hardrock mineral exploration office and laboratory in Ketchikan. A staff of six or seven will be employed on a year-round basis. During the summer El Paso had 14 men in reconnaissance exploration on Prince of Wales Island and the mainland.

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