Unnamed (near Table Mountain)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001529
MRDS ID A012276
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (near Table Mountain)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -145.89489, 65.45361 (WGS84)
Relative position The location is the site of sample OFR 3103a, plate 1, of U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-479 (Foster and others, 1984). It is approximately one half mile NE of Table Mountain along the Pinnel Mountain trail, NE1/4 NE1/4 sec. 9, T. 7 N., R. 9 E.
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -145.89489, 65.45361

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = 0.25 ppm Au was detected in a felsic dike (Foster and others, 1984).

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Circle

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Surface samples taken.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A012276
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF CI082

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Foster, H.L., O'Leary, R.M, McDougal, C.M, and Menzie, W.D., 1984, Analyses of rock samples from the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-479, 126 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Foster and others, 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Other Comments = See also Table Mountain, ARDF no. CI057.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-SEP-98 C.J. Freeman Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 14-SEP-98 J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 14-SEP-98 Clements, A.S. Avalon Development Corporation