Geologic information
Identification information
Deposit ID |
10002343 |
MRDS ID |
A013260 |
Record type |
Site |
Current site name |
Golden Hand Apex Gold Mine |
Related records |
10209666 |
Geographic coordinates
Geographic coordinates:
|
-136.1837, 57.77443 (WGS84)
|
Elevation |
107 |
Relative position |
0.7 MI. SE OF HEAD OF PINTA BAY |
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Geographic areas
Country |
State |
United States |
Alaska |
Comments on the location information
- USGS MF-1476-B, LOC. 12; USGS MF-467, LOC. 22. PROSPECTS EXTEND WITHIN 0.5 MI RADIUS AROUND LOCATION, AND ARE MARKED ON SITKA (D-7) TOPO MAP. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Commodities
Commodity |
Importance |
Gold |
Primary |
Materials information
Materials |
Type of material |
Calcite |
Gangue |
Quartz |
Gangue |
Analytical data
Result |
23 FT. OF QUARTZ VEIN AVERAGED 0.34 OZ/TON AU ACROSS 3 FT. WIDTH. HIGH GRADE 0.02 FT. BY 3 FT. ZONE ASSAYED 187 OZ/TON AU, AND SINGLE SELECT SAMPLE ASSAYED 489 OZ/TON AU (WOW!), ACCORDING TO USGS MF-1476-B, P. 6. |
Host and associated rocks
Host or associated |
Associated |
Rock type |
Plutonic Rock
> Mafic Intrusive Rock
> Diorite |
Host or associated |
Host |
Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Carbonate
> Limestone |
Rock unit name |
Whitestripe Marble |
Rock description |
Whitestripe Marble |
Controls for ore emplacement