Salmon Claim

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Lead

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10000125
MRDS ID	A010154
Record type	Site
Current site name	Salmon Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-132.05566, 55.13501 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Alaska

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary
Copper	Tertiary
Lead	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chalcopyrite	Ore
Galena	Ore
Pyrite	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-132.05566, 55.13501	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	A010154

Bibliographic references

Deposit

USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1, P. 80.
Deposit

USGS BULL 347, P. 175.
Deposit

USGS MF 433.
Deposit

USGS OF 78-869, P. 181.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	THERE ARE TWO DESCRIPTIONS OF THIS CLAIM WHICH DIFFER GREATLY. ONE SAYS QUARTZ VEIN IN LIMESTONE WITH FREE GOLD, PYRITE, GALENA. OTHER SAYS PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, SOME GOLD. IN BRECCIATED VEIN IN GREENSCHIST.

Reporter information

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