Main commodities | Cu |
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Other commodities | As; Hg |
Ore minerals | iron oxide |
Gangue minerals | carbonate minerals; quartz |
Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | ID |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | C-4 |
Latitude | 62.54873 |
Longitude | -157.60098 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | This prospect is at an elevation of about 1,700 feet in a saddle on an irregular-shaped ridge between the head of the Dishna River and the head of the North Fork of Otter Creek. The prospect is about 1.1 mile north of hill 1861 and 1.4 mile west of hill 2208 and near the center of the N1/2 section 3, T. 28 N., R. 45 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location is accurate. |
Geologic descriptionThis prospect is in an area of pronounced gossan development associated with silica-carbonate-altered mafic dikes that cut sandstone of the Upper Cretaceous, Kuskokwim Group (Miller and Bundtzen, 1994; Miller, Bundtzen, and Gray, 2005). Several prospect pits explored three pods of iron oxide gossan. The total length of gossan is about 160 feet. Grab samples of gossan contain up to 340 parts per billion (ppb) mercury, 60 parts per million (ppm) arsenic, 100 ppm copper, and a trace of silver (McGimsey and others, 1988). | |
Geologic map unit | (-157.603363800168, 62.5480486478993) |
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Alteration of deposit | Silica-carbonate alteration of mafic dikes. |
Workings or exploration | Surface samples were collected by the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys and the U.S. Geological Survey in 1986 (McGimsey and others, 1988). |
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Indication of production | None |
References | |
Reporters | T.K. Bundtzen (Pacific Rim Geological Consulting, Inc.), M.L. Miller (U.S. Geological Survey); and C.C. Hawley (Hawley Resource Group) |
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Last report date | 5/19/2003 |