Deposit ID | 10000612 |
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MRDS ID | A011219 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Gold King Prospect |
Geographic coordinates: | -150.92928, 63.5454 (WGS84) |
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Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Silver | Primary |
Lead | Secondary |
Zinc | Secondary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Galena | Ore |
Gold | Ore |
Silver | Ore |
Sphalerite | Ore |
Result | OXIDIZED SURFACE MATERIAL REPORTED TO ASSAY "SEVERAL DOLLARS" PER TON IN AU AND AG |
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Result | NO HARD DATA |
Host or associated | Host | ||
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
Rock unit name | Birch Creek | ||
Rock description | Birch Creek | ||
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(1) | -150.92928, 63.5454 |
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Strike | N 70 E |
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Dip | 90 |
Thickness | 1.83M |
Development status | Occurrence |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
District name | Kantishna |
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Ownership category | National Park |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011219 |
USGS BULL 687, P. 103
ADGGS OFR 98, P. 32
USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 44
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | QUARTZ-ARSENOPYRITE-GALENA-SPHALERITE VEIN CARRIES GOLD AND SILVER; 4 TO 6 FT WIDE |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-OCT-1984 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |