Unnamed Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000664
MRDS ID A011288
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.9765, 63.52373 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAY OF SAMPLE WITH VISIBLE SULFIDES: 0.04 OZ AU AND 0.64 OZ AG PER TON

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.9765, 63.52373

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.66M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kantishna

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A011288

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORRISON, D.A., 1964, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF KANTISHNA AND VICINITY, KANTISHNA DISTRICT, ALASKA; M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA: COLLEGE, ALASKA, P. 98-99, SITE A16

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL QUARTZ VEINS IN MINERALIZED ZONE 12 FT WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey