Deposit ID | 10002426 |
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MRDS ID | A013347 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Yates Gold Prospect |
Alternate or previous names | Marty Group: Yates Adit |
Related records | 10233607 |
Geographic coordinates: | -133.30332, 57.59503 (WGS84) |
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Elevation | 442 |
Relative position | 1.25 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 | Tertiary |
Silver | Tertiary |
Lead | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Gold | Ore |
Pyrite | Gangue |
Quartz | Gangue |
Result | HIGH-GRADE GRAB SAMPLE OF SCHIST WITH QUARTZ STRINGERS AND GALENA CONTAINED 19.0 PPM AU, 30 PPM AG, 2.8% PB. 9.0 FT. CHANNEL SAMPLE OF SCHIST CONTAINED 0.05 PPM AU, 0.5 PPM AG. REF. 1, TABLE 17, SAMPLES 4K 108 4K 116. |
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Host or associated | Host | ||
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
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(1) | -133.30332, 57.59503 |
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Type of structure | Local |
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Structure description | Foliation Of Schist Strikes N 25 Degrees W, Dips 72 Degrees Sw |
General form | POD |
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Strike | VEINS: N 45 DEGREES W, N 25 DEGREES W |
Dip | VEINS: 75 DEGREES NE, 72 DEGREES SW |
Development status | Occurrence |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
District name | Petersburg |
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Ownership category | National Forest |
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Type of workings | Surface |
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Length | 22.86M |
Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013347 |
USGS B 1525, P. 127, FIGS. 26, 31, 38, TABLES 14, 17, PLATES 1, 3 (1984)
USBM 91-86, P. 54, 56 (1986)
BAG-B-1525-FIGS-26, 31
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | BROWN SCHIST WITH QUARTZ PODS, STRINGERS, AND SEAMS, SOME PARALLEL TO FOLIATION. QUARTZ VEINS CONTAIN PYRITE. SMALL KNOTS OF GALENA IN SCHIST. VERY SMALL GOLD VALUES IN VEINS, PODS, STRINGERS, SCHIST. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-JUN-1987 | Niles, L.P. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |