Deposit ID | 10002387 |
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MRDS ID | A013305 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Liberty Gold-Copper Prospect |
Geographic coordinates: | -135.17557, 57.00277 (WGS84) |
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Elevation | 244 |
Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Relative position | ON W SIDE OF SIDE OF SILVER BAY, 0.42 MI. SE OF HILL 1560. |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Silver | Primary |
Copper | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Gold | Ore |
Silver | Ore |
Calcite | Gangue |
Chlorite | Gangue |
Pyrite | Gangue |
Quartz | Gangue |
Result | ORE AVERAGED $2.50/TON (PROBABLY BOTH AU AND AG |
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Result | AU AT $20.67/OZ IN 1898), MILL TESTS UP TO $5/TON |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
(1) | -135.17557, 57.00277 |
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Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
District name | Chichagof |
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Ownership category | State |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013305 |
USGS MF-467, LOC. 59 (1972)
USGS OF 78-450, P. 71 (1978)
USBM OFR 20-73, LOC. 92 (1978)
BAG-MF-467-59
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS IN SHATTERED ZONE UP TO 7 FT. THICK IN SLATE. ORE CONSISTS OF QUARTZ, CALCITE, CHLORITE, PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE, GOLD, AND PROBABLY SILVER. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-JUN-87 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |