Deposit ID | 10002423 |
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MRDS ID | A013344 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Red Wing Gold Prospect |
Alternate or previous names | Patented Lode Claims: Crown, Blossom, Lenark, Red Wing, Broad, Cliff, Bird, Flossie |
Related records | 10112653 |
Geographic coordinates: | -133.31637, 57.59669 (WGS84) |
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Elevation | 183 |
Relative position | 0.8 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 | Primary |
Lead | Tertiary |
Zinc | Tertiary |
Copper | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Gold | Ore |
Sphalerite | Ore |
Pyrite | Gangue |
Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
Quartz | Gangue |
Result | 1 FT. CHANNEL SAMPLE IN QUARTZ VEIN ASSAYED 0.70 PPM AU, 30 PPM AG-REF. 1, P. 127 |
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Host or associated | Host | ||
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
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(1) | -133.31637, 57.59669 |
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Strike | VEIN-N 55 DEGREES W |
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Dip | VEIN-44 DEGREES NE |
Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
Discovery year | 1897 |
Year of first production | 1897 |
Year of last production | 1902 |
District name | Petersburg |
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Ownership category | National Forest |
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Type of workings | Surface |
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Length | 219.46M |
Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013344 |
USGS B 1525, P. 127, TABLES 14, 17, FIGS. 31, 33, PLATES 1, 3 (1984)
USBM 91-86, TABLE 2, P. 5, 15, 16, 17, 22
BAG-B-1525-FIGS-31, 33
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | 1 FT. THICK QUARTZ VEIN CROSSED FOLIATION OF SCHIST, CONTAINED SOME PYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, SPHALERITE, GALENA, AND CHALCOPYRITE, AND GOLD. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-JUN-1987 | Niles, L.P. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |