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PMRGX-17

Occurrence, Inactive

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Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities Au; Pb; Zn
Other commodities As; Ba
Ore minerals pyrite

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale PM
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale C-2
Latitude 55.548
Longitude -160.547
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Location and accuracy This occurrence is located on the Alaska Peninsula about 1 mile east of Balboa Bay. The map site is at an elevation of about 1,000 feet, at the center of sec. 36, T. 53 S., R. 74 W., Seward Meridian (Christie, 1974, color anomaly 77; Wilson and others, 1988, locality 66). The site is referred to as PMRGX-17 in Wilson and others (1988). The location is accurate to within 1,200 feet.

Geologic setting

Geologic description

This occurrence is a 3,000- by 5,000-foot color anomaly (Christie, 1974). The country rocks in the area of the anomaly are volcanic breccias and agglomerates underlain by arkosic and argillaceous sedimentary rock. The volcanic rock, mapped as Miocene (Wilson and others, 1995), is interpreted by Christie to be a vent complex containing sulfides that may be related to fumarolic activity. The rocks exhibit argillic alteration. A silt sample collected by an Aleut-Quintana-Duval joint venture in 1974 contained 0.34 ppm gold. Three samples collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the mid-1980s were reported to be anomalous in arsenic, barium, gold, lead, and zinc (Wilson and others, 1988).
Geologic map unit (-160.549019045473, 55.5471777423921)
Age of mineralization Miocene or younger.
Alteration of deposit The volcanic rocks here exhibit argillic alteration.

Production and reserves

Workings or exploration An Aleut-Quintana-Duval joint venture briefly mapped and took silt samples in this area in 1974. One sample contained 0.34 ppm gold. Samples 83AYb554, and 557-558 collected during U.S. Geological Survey studies in the mid-1980s were reported to be anomalous in arsenic, barium, lead, and zinc (Wilson and others, 1988).
Indication of production None

Additional comments

The site is located on land selected or patented by, or interim-conveyed to, the Aleut Corporation.

References

MRDS Number 10308098

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.
Christie, J.S., 1974, Aleut-Quintana-Duval 1974 joint venture, final report: Unpublished Quintana Minerals Corporation report, 24 p., 3 appendices, 2 maps. (Report held by the Aleut Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska.)
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 1/24/2001