Idaho Gulch Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Silver

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002732
MRDS ID A015181
Record type Site
Current site name Idaho Gulch Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.94334, 65.09405 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-371, LOC. 5. DEPOSIT ON WEST SIDE OF GULCH NEAR HEAD, AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FT. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Silver Ore

Analytical data

Result AG: 1.34 OZ./TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.94334, 65.09405

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • RANDOM SAMPLE TAKEN AND ASSAYED BY THE U.S.G.S.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A015181

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-371 (A-2), LOC. 5.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL GOSSAN IN QUARTZITE CONTAINS SILVER; NO GOLD.
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey