Deposit ID | 10001348 |
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MRDS ID | A012089 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Nowell-Otterson Prospect |
Geographic coordinates: | -134.86869, 58.20863 (WGS84) |
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Location accuracy | 2000(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 |
Copper | Secondary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Galena | Ore |
Calcite | Gangue |
Hematite | Gangue |
Pyrite | Gangue |
Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
Quartz | Gangue |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
(1) | -134.86869, 58.20863 |
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Thickness | 7.62M |
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Length | 701.04M |
Development status | Occurrence |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
District name | Admiralty |
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Ownership category | National Forest |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012089 |
USGS OFR 85-717, P. 73
BAG-OFR-85-717-060
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | VEIN 15-25 FT WIDE, TRACED 2300 FT, CONTAINS PYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, MINOR GALENA AND SPECULAR HEMATITE AND FREE GOLD; ANOTHER 30 IN VEIN CONTAINS PYRITE, SPECULAR HEMATITE, MINOR CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA AND CU OXIDES |
Deposit | SEE ALSO: ALASKA DANO; SOME OF DATA LISTED UNDER ALASKA DANO ALSO APPLIES TO NOWELL-OTTERSON ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-MAY-1986 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |