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PMRGX-27

Occurrence, Inactive

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Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities Cu; Zn
Other commodities Sb

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale PM
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale C-4
Latitude 55.503
Longitude -161.3
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Location and accuracy The map site of this occurrence is between Ness Creek and Humpy Creek at an elevation of about 850 feet. The site is in the SE1/4 of sec. 13, T. 54 S., R. 79 W., Seward Meridian. It is referred to as PMRGX-27 by Wilson and others (1988, locality 75). The location is accurate to within 1,200 feet.

Geologic setting

Geologic description

Two samples of a basalt(?) dike intruding Upper Cretaceous Hoodoo Formation were collected at this site by the U.S. Geological Survey in the mid-1980s (Wilson and others, 1988; 1995). They were reported to be anomalous in antimony, copper, and zinc.
Geologic map unit (-161.30201570024, 55.502162868604)

Production and reserves

Workings or exploration Rock samples 84AWs240-241, collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the mid-1980s, were reported to be anomalous in antimony, copper, and zinc (Wilson and others, 1988).
Indication of production None

Additional comments

The site is located within the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge.

References

MRDS Number 10308087

References

Angeloni, L.M., Wilson, F.H., and Sutley, S.J., 1985, Map and tables showing preliminary rock geochemical data, Port Moller, Stepovak Bay, and Simonof Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-470, 179 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Wilson, F.H., Detterman, R.L., Miller, J. W., and Case, J.E., 1995, Geologic map of the Port Moller, Stepovak Bay, and Simeonof Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series Map I-2272, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Wilson, F.H., White, W.H., and DuBois, G.D., 1988, Brief descriptions of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in the Port Moller and Stepovak Bay quadrangles, Alaska Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-666, 128 p., 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.
Reporters S.H. Pilcher
Last report date 1/25/2001