Deposit ID | 10001680 |
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MRDS ID | A012459 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Puale Bay |
Alternate or previous names | Cold Bay |
Related records | 10282400 |
Geographic coordinates: | -155.70251, 57.79936 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | This site is located approximately 4 miles west of Puale Bay in T. 28 S., R. 39 W., of the Seward Meridian (Berg and Cobb, 1967, figure 1, locality 1; Cobb, 1972, MF 459, locality 1; MacKevett and Holloway, 1977, locality 1; Church and others, 1989, MF 1539 I, locality 8). This site location is accurate to within several miles. |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Copper | Primary |
Silver | Secondary |
Gold | Secondary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Model code | 85 |
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USGS model code | 22c |
Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
Mark3 model number | 46 |
(1) | -155.70251, 57.79936 |
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Development status | Prospect |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
District name | Alaska Peninsula |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012459 | |
USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | KR001 |
Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.
U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1973, Alaska 1:250,000-scale quadrangle map overlays showing mineral deposit locations, principal minerals, and number and type of claims: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 20-73, 95 overlays (updated in 1986, 1987).
Church, S.E., Detterman, R.L., and Wilson, F.H., 1989, Mineral and energy resource assessment maps of the Ugashik, Bristol Bay, and western Karluk quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF 1539-I, 2 map sheets, scale 1:250,000.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Afognak, Karluk, Kodiak, and Trinity Islands quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-860, 49 p.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Karluk quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-459, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | Model Name = Polymetallic vein ? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c). |
Deposit | Other Comments = This site is located within Becharof Natural Wildlife Refuge. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 16-AUG-1998 | S.H. Pilcher | U.S. Geological Survey |