Blind Cove

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10003293
MRDS ID	A106036
Record type	Site
Current site name	Blind Cove

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-176.45621, 51.79085 (WGS84)
Relative position	Locality described as area of Blind Cove, location accuracy no better than 1.5 km.
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Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Alaska

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Pyrite	Gangue
Quartz	Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code	85
USGS model code	22c
Deposit model name	Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number	46

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-176.45621, 51.79085	List Map

Comments on the geologic information

Geologic Description = Brecciated fault zone(s) as much as 50 yards (46 m) wide containing disseminated pyrite and quartz.
Age = Tertiary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic

Comments on exploration

Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name	Aleutians

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	A106036
USGS	Alaska Resource Data File	ARDF	AD002

Bibliographic references

Deposit

Fraser, G.D., and Snyder, G.L., 1959, Geology of southern Adak Island and Kagalaska Island, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1028-M, p. 371-408, 2 plates, scale 1:125,000.

Comments on the references

Primary Reference = Fraser and Snyder, 1959

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	Model Name = Polymetallic vein?

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	03-NOV-1992	F.H. Wilson	U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter	03-NOV-1992	T.D. Light	U.S. Geological Survey