Deposit ID | 10002358 |
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MRDS ID | A013276 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Lillian and Princella Gold-Lead Prospect |
Alternate or previous names | McKallick Chichagof Mines, Inc. Claims: Lillian, Princella |
Geographic coordinates: | -136.10313, 57.66138 (WGS84) |
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Elevation | 76 |
Relative position | 0.25 MI. SW OF CHICHAGOF |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Lead | Secondary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Galena | Ore |
Gold | Ore |
Quartz | Gangue |
Host or associated | Host | ||||
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Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone | ||||
Rock unit name | Sitka Graywacke | ||||
Rock description | Sitka Graywacke | ||||
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(1) | -136.10313, 57.66138 |
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Type of structure | Local |
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Structure description | Graywacke Bedding: Strike N 35 Degrees W, Dip 75 Degrees Sw |
Strike | VEIN-N 42 DEGREES E |
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Dip | VEIN-70 DEGREES NW |
Width | 0.3M |
Length | 91.44M |
Development status | Occurrence |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
District name | Chichagof |
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Ownership category | National Forest |
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Type of workings | Surface |
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Overall length | 91.44M |
Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013276 |
USGS B 929, P. 81, 100, 132, PLATES 1, 3 (1941)
USGS OF 78-450, P. 72 (1978)
USGS MF-467, LOC. 33 (1972)
BAG-B-929-PL-1
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | VEINLET UP TO 1 FT. THICK IN GRAYWACKE IS EXPOSED BY TRENCH AND PITS FOR 300 FT., AND CONTAINS QUARTZ WITH CONSIDERABLE PYRITE AND GALENA (USUALLY INDICATOR OF GOLD IN THIS AREA). |
Deposit | ALTHOUGH NO SPECIFIC MENTION IS MADE OF PRESENCE OF GOLD BY USGS B 929, P. 132, THE SAME BULLETIN ON P. 81, 100 STATES THAT PRESENCE OF GALENA IS AN INDICATOR OF HIGH GOLD CONTENT IN THIS AREA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-JUN-1987 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |