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Princess Pinder Gold-Copper Prospect

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094080
MRDS ID A013256
Record type Site
Current site name Princess Pinder Gold-Copper Prospect
Related records 10282404

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -136.26343, 57.77415 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 0.2 MI. N OF ENTRANCE TO GOULDING HARBOR.
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-467, LOC. 18. IN SHORELINE CLIFF OF WATER LEVEL 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
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS SHOW 0.48 OZ/TON AU, ACCORDING TO USGS B 504, P. 26

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Kelp Bay Group;Kelp Bay Group
    Rock description Kelp Bay Group;Kelp Bay Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -136.26343, 57.77415
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Ore body information

  • Strike S 40 DEGREES E
    Dip 80 DEGREES SW
    Thickness 2.13M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault?

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1910

Comments on the workings information

  • NO RECORD OF WORKINGS.

Comments on development

  • ORE DISCOVERED IN 1910, NO DEVELOPMENT REPORTED.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A013256

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-467, LOC. 18 (1972)

  • Deposit

    USGS B 504, P. 26 (1912)

  • Deposit

    USGS OF 78-450 (1978)

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-1476-B (FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY) (1982)

  • Other Database

    BAG-MF-467-18

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 7 FT. OF COARSE WHITE QUARTZ BETWEEN FOOTWALL OF SLATY ROCK AND HANGING WALL OF GREENSTONE BRECCIA CARRIES SCATTERED BUNCHES OF PYRRHOTITE AND CHALCOPYRITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-87 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 02-SEP-94 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey PARSED OUT HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK TYPES, AGES, UNIT NAMES, AND UNIT AGES.