Deposit ID | 10307665 |
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Record type | Site |
Current site name | Plutyas, Phityas |
Geographic coordinates: | -131.74077, 55.19474 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | The approximate location of the Plutyas prospect is at an elevation of about 800 feet on the northeast ridge of Punch Hill. The site is in section 17, T. 77 S., R. 91 E., of the Copper River Meridian. It corresponds to loc. 114 in Elliott and others (1978). The location is probably accurate within about 0.1 mile. . Also see Additional comments. |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Copper | Primary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Pyrite | Ore |
Quartz | Gangue |
Model code | 85 |
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USGS model code | 22c |
Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
Mark3 model number | 46 |
(1) | -131.74077, 55.19474 |
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Development status | Prospect |
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District name | Ketchikan |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | KC117 |
Wright, F.E., and Wright, C.W., 1908, The Ketchikan and Wrangell mining districts, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 347, 210 p.
Berg, H.C., 1973, Geology of Gravina Island Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1373, 41 p.
Elliott, R.L., Berg, H.C., and Karl, Susan, 1978, map and table describing metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits, Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report, 78-73-B,17 p., scale 1:250,000.
Berg, H.C., 1982, The Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program; guide to information about the geology and mineral resources of the Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 855, 24 p.
Berg, H.C., Elliott, R.L., and Koch, R.D., 1988, Geologic map of the Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Series Map MF-1807,27 p., scale 1:250,000.
Maas, K.M., Bittenbender, P E., and Still, J.C., 1995, Mineral investigations in the Ketchikan mining district, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 11-95, 606 p.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | Model Name = Polymetallic veins (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c) |
Deposit | Other Comments = Wright and Wright (1908) spell the name of this prospect 'Plutyas' on p. 140, and 'Phityas' on fig. 10. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 05-JUL-99 | H.C. Berg | U.S. Geological Survey |