Deposit ID | 10000478 |
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MRDS ID | A010657 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Apollo Mine |
Alternate or previous names | Apollo Consolidated, Alaska Apollo, Sitka |
Geographic coordinates: | -160.5663, 55.19367 (WGS84) |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Silver | Secondary |
Zinc | Tertiary |
Lead | Tertiary |
Copper | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Copper | Ore |
Galena | Ore |
Gold | Ore |
Sphalerite | Ore |
Result | ASSAYS OF VEIN INTERCEPTS IN 10 RECENT DRILL HOLES SHOW UP TO 14% ZN |
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Result | 1% PB |
Result | 0.6% CU |
Result | 0.3 OZ AU/TON |
Result | 0.3 OZ AG/TON |
Host or associated | Associated | ||
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Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
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Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
(1) | -160.5663, 55.19367 |
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Type of structure | Local |
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Structure description | North Plunging Shoot |
General form | TABULAR |
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Depth to bottom | 365.76M |
Depth to top | 0M |
Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
Discovery year | >1875 |
Year of first production | 1875 |
Type of workings | Underground |
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Length | 5181.6M |
Overall depth | 182.88M |
Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010657 |
USGS OFR 80-909, P. 39.
ALASKA CONSTRUCTION AND OIL, VOL 24, NO 9, P. 28-30.
USGS B 467, P. 21, 125-126.
USGS OFR 80-909, P. 39.; ALASKA CONSTRUCTION AND OIL, VOL 24, NO 9, P 28. ADGGS SPEC REPT 31, P. 13
ADGGS SPEC REPT 31, P. 13
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S |
Deposit | THE SITKA MINE IS INCLUDED HERE UNDER APOLLO BECAUSE OF PROXIMITY, GEOLOGIC SIMILARITY, COMMON OWNERSHIP, AND CURRENT EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS WHICH COVER BOTH SITES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 5 PERS COMM |
Deposit | RETICULATED QUARTZ VEINS IN FRACTURED AND ALTERED TERTIARY ANDESITE AND DACITE |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | Elliott, R. L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Editor | 13-APR-1994 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |