Deposit ID | 10000631 |
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MRDS ID | A011244 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Pennsylvania Claim |
Geographic coordinates: | -150.92789, 63.54401 (WGS84) |
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Location accuracy | 500(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 |
Tungsten | Secondary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Galena | Ore |
Scheelite | Ore |
Sphalerite | Ore |
Calcite | Gangue |
Pyrite | Gangue |
Quartz | Gangue |
Result | 0.96 TO 1.6 OZ AU AND 0.2 TO 1.6 OZ AG PER TON, DAVIS, 1923, P.130 |
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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) | -150.92789, 63.54401 |
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Type of structure | Regional |
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Structure description | Kantishna Antiform |
Name of the ore body | PENNSYLVANIA VEIN |
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Strike | }N 65 E}N 50 E |
Dip | }DIPS 85 S}60 S |
Width | 1.83M |
Length | 152.4M |
Name of the ore body | KEYSTONE VEIN |
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Strike | }N 65 E}N 50 E |
Dip | }DIPS 85 S}60 S |
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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Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
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Length | 15.24M |
Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011244 |
USGS BULL 687, P. 102-103
DAVIS, J.A., 1923, THE KANTISHNA REGION, AK, IN STEWART, B.D., ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINE INSPECTOR TO THE GOVERNOR OF ALASKA, 1922: JUNEAU, AK, P. 129-130
USGS BULL 836, P. 331-332
USGS BULL 849-F, P. 357, 370
ADGGS OFR 98, P. 32
USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 44 LOC. 9
USBM OFR 24-78, P. 4-26
ADGGS RI 83-12, P. 20
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | DATA COMBINED FOR THIS CLAIM AND KEYSTONE; SEE ALSO: KEYSTONE; RELATED: BANJO; NEARBY PITTSBURG VEIN LOCATED AT 1QT 63 32 45 AND LONG 150 54 55 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
Deposit | TWO PRINCIPAL VEINS INTERSECT ON PENNSYLVANIA CLAIM; PENNSYLVANIA VEIN STRIKES N 65 E AND CLIPS 85 S, KEYSTONE VEIN STRIKES N 50 E, DIPS 60 S AND IS 3 TO 6 FT WIDE; FREE MILLING GOLD IN QUARTZ |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-NOV-1984 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Editor | 14-APR-1995 | Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) | U.S. Geological Survey | PUT DIMENSION DATA INTO THE ORE BODY FIELDS FROM THE DEPOSIT COMMENTS FIELD. |