Golden Fleece Mining Co.

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10000039
MRDS ID	A010041
Record type	Site
Current site name	Golden Fleece Mining Co.
Alternate or previous names	Beulah, Copper Lake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-132.05788, 55.15084 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Alaska

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary
Silver	Secondary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gold	Ore
Pyrite	Ore
Tetrahedrite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	TWO SPECIMENS OF ORE CONTAINED 2.36 OZ/TON AG
Result	0.05 OZ/TON AU AND 9.96 OZ/TON AG
Result	4.17 OZ/TON AU.

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Associated

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-132.05788, 55.15084	ListMap

Ore body information

General form PINCH AND SWELL

Strike NE

Dip 40 SE

Thickness 2.44M

Controls for ore emplacement

Veins Follow Blue Limestone-White Limestone Contact

Comments on the geologic information

DIKES ARE YOUNGER THAN VEINS

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No
Discovery year	1899

Workings at the site

Type of workings Surface/Underground

Length 304.8M

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	A010041

Bibliographic references

Deposit

USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1, P. 81-82.
Deposit

USGS BULL 347, P. 175-176.
Deposit

ADGGS SPECIAL REPORT 1, P. 26.
Deposit

ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT 27, P. 11, 13-14.
Deposit

USGS MF 433
Deposit

USGS OF 78-869, P. 75.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUN-1983	Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.)	U.S. Geological Survey