HB 503

HB 503 occupies the southwest quarter of T.720S., R.880E., Sec. 19, SW — approximately 20.66 acres of federally administered land in Southeast Alaska, Alaska. Under the General Mining Act of 1872, this parcel is identified by BLM serial number AK106545758 and is subject to annual maintenance obligations of $165 or equivalent assessment work.

Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage contains documented hard-rock lode gold and placer deposits from the 1880s Juneau Gold Rush boom. The Treadwell complex on Douglas Island — comprising the Ready Bullion, Mexican, and Treadwell mines — flooded and closed in 1917; the Alaska-Juneau (A-J) mine operated until 1944, ranking among Alaska's most productive hard-rock operations. Modern prospecting has identified under-explored quartz vein extensions and paleochannel deposits in glacier-carved valleys. State-managed land requires Alaska DNR permits; Tongass National Forest surface lands fall under US Forest Service jurisdiction with BLM administering federal mineral entry. Seasonal maritime access limits field work; this region sees active small-scale placer and hard-rock exploration.

The nearest mapped access corridor, osm:841105539 (mapped off-road route), lies 11.2 miles from this claim's centroid. off-road vehicle clearance is required. Vehicle staging is feasible along the route shoulder outside claim boundaries before the final approach on foot.