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Dull and Stephens Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Copper
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094017
MRDS ID A012018
Record type Site
Current site name Dull and Stephens Prospect
Alternate or previous names Gold King
Related records 10185596

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -134.64035, 58.39753 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • BEST LOCATION: USGS BULL 502, PLATE II, LOC. 20 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result 3-5 PPM AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -134.64035, 58.39753
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Comments on the geologic information

  • IN ALTERED TUFF AND VOLCANIC BRECCIA NEAR CONTACT WITH SLATE

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Juneau/Eagle River

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL OPEN CUTS; 5 UNPATENTED LODE CLAIMS

Comments on development

  • ACTIVE IN EARLY 1900'S; MOST WORK BEFORE 1917

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A012018

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 480, P. 97

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 502, P. 58

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 1246, P. 159

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 85-717, P. 156

  • Other Database

    BAG-OFR-85-717-143

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEVERAL 1-2 FT WIDE, DISCONTINUOUS QUARTZ VEINS AND IRREGULAR MASSES OF QUARTZ FORM NETWORK OF INTERSECTING FRACTURE FILLINGS TRENDING N TO NW, WITH NE DIP; 35-200 FT WIDE, LENGTH UNKNOWN; PYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, GALENA, AND TRACES OF CHALCOPYRITE AND TOURMALINE IN MILKY QUARTZ AND CALCITE
Deposit SEVERAL OZ OF AU WERE RECOVERED FROM SLUICING GLACIAL TILL OVERBURDEN IN 1910 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-85 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 14-APR-94 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey