Deposit ID | 10002422 |
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MRDS ID | A013343 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Jenny Reed Gold Prospect |
Alternate or previous names | Claims: Venus Mine, Venus Mine No. 2, Polar Star, Polar Star Extension |
Geographic coordinates: | -133.31887, 57.59864 (WGS84) |
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Elevation | 168 |
Relative position | 0.7 MI. E OF HEAD OF WINDHAM BAY |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Silver | Secondary |
Zinc | Tertiary |
Copper | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Gold | Ore |
Sphalerite | Ore |
Pyrite | Gangue |
Quartz | Gangue |
Result | BEST ASSAYS ARE 1.0 PPM AU, 1 PPM AG-B1525, TABLE 16, SAMPLES 4S112, 4S130 |
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Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
(1) | -133.31887, 57.59864 |
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Type of structure | Local |
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Structure description | Foliation Of Schist Strikes N 18 Degrees W, Dips 80 Degrees Sw |
Strike | N 18 DEGREES W |
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Dip | 80 DEGREES SW |
Development status | Occurrence |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
Discovery year | 1900 |
District name | Petersburg |
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Ownership category | National Forest |
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Type of workings | Surface |
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Length | 60.96M |
Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013343 |
USGS B 1525, P. 127, TABLES 14, 17, FIGS. 31, 32, PLATES 1, 3 (1984)
USBM OFR 91-86, P. 24, 29 (1986)
BAG-B-1525-FIGS-31, 32
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | ZONE OF QUARTZ STRINGERS PARALLEL TO FOLIATION OF MUSCOVITE SCHIST AND PHYLLITE CONTAINS FINELY DISSEMINATED PYRITE, SPHALERITE, CHALCOPYRITE, AND GOLD. |
Deposit | THERE IS PROBABLY A SHORT ADIT THAT WAS NOT FOUND IN INVESTIGATION IN 1974 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-JUN-1987 | Niles, L.P. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
Editor | 14-SEP-1994 | Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED OUT HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK TYPES, AGES, UNIT NAMES, AND UNIT AGES. |