Deposit ID | 10000635 |
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MRDS ID | A011250 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Silver Pick Prospect |
Related records | 10185812 |
Geographic coordinates: | -150.95289, 63.54068 (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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Silver | Primary |
Gold | Primary |
Lead | Secondary |
Zinc | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Galena | Ore |
Sphalerite | Ore |
Tetrahedrite | Ore |
Calcite | Gangue |
Pyrite | Gangue |
Quartz | Gangue |
Siderite | Gangue |
Result | 0.03-0.06 OZ/TON AU, 0.10-10.00 OZ/TON AG REPORTED BY GROSS (USBM) IN DAVIS, 1923, P. 126 |
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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) | -150.95289, 63.54068 |
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Strike | N 30 E TO N 65 E |
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Dip | 67 TO 70 SE |
Thickness | 3.96M |
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 | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Estimate year | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total resources | 2,000,000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
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Name of workings | TUNNEL |
Length | 60.96M |
Width | 0.91M |
Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011250 |
USGS BULLETIN 687, P. 105
DAVIS, 1923 IN STEWART, B.D., ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINE INSPECTOR TO THE GOVERNOR OF ALASKA, 1922, JUNEAU: ALASKA, P. 124-126
USGS BULLETIN 836, P. 330
ADGGS OPEN FILE REPORT 98, P. 31 LOC. 21
ADGGS REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 83-12, P. 17
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | QUARTZ CARBONATE VEINS UP TO 7 FT THICK AND A SHEAR ZONE 13 FT WIDE ARE MINERALIZED; 1200 TO 1400 TRACEABLE STRIKE LENGTH (IN FT) |
Deposit | ON ADJACENT SILVER PICK #2 CLAIM IS A CAVED SHAFT 12 FT DEEP ON A 6 TO 7 FT QUARTZ-CALCITE VEIN. OPEN CUT EXPOSES IRON-STAINED QUARTZ VEIN 3 FT THICK WITH ATTITUDE N 88 E, 63 N DIP; SAMPLE FROM VEIN ASSAYED 0.14 OZ AU AND 0.1 OZ AG PER TON SEE ALSO: GALENA, FRANCIS, GOLD EAGLE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-OCT-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 WORKINGS FIELDS FROM THE COMMENTS FIELD. |