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Golden Hand Apex Gold Mine

Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -136.1837, 57.77443
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Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1921

Mining district

District name Chichagof

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS, 150 FT. LONG SLOUGHED TRENCH, 140 FT. OF CROSSCUT, 85 FT. OF DRIFT, MOSTLY DUG IN 1920'S.

Comments on development

  • 6 CLAIMS ESTABLISHED AS OF 1941, SEVERAL CUTS AND PROSPECT PITS DUG. MINOR PRODUCTION REPORTED IN 1979, BUT FEW DETAILS GIVEN. CLAIMS CURRENTLY ACTIVE.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A013260

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-1476-B, LOC. 12, P. 6 (1982)

  • Deposit

    USGS B 929, P. 136-137 (1941)

  • Deposit

    USGS OF 84-572, P. 260, LOC. 32 (1984)

  • Deposit

    USGS OF 78-450, P. 46 (1978)

  • Other Database

    BAG-MF-1476-B-12

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FAULTS FOLLOW CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND QUARTZ DIORITE INTRUSION, WITH SMALL VEINLETS OF QUARTZ NEAR FAULTS. SMALL SPECKS OF GOLD VISIBLE IN QUARTZ VEINLETS.
Deposit DETAILS OF RECENT MINING IN 1979 ARE FEW. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) U.S. Geological Survey