Deposit ID | 10308988 |
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MRDS ID | A013201 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Apollo |
Related records | 10002296, 10234154 |
Geographic coordinates: | -160.56501, 55.19033 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | The Apollo mine is located on the southeast part of Unga Island approximately 2,500 feet northwest of the head of Delarof Harbor (Berg and Cobb, 1967, locality 7; Cobb, 1972 [MF 433], locality 6; MacKevett and Holloway, 1977, locality 6; Nokleberg and others, 1987, locality AP4; Wilson and others, 1988, locality 6). The mine location is accurate. |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Silver | Secondary |
Copper | Secondary |
Lead | Secondary |
Zinc | Secondary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Galena | Ore |
Gold | Ore |
Pyrite | Ore |
Sphalerite | Ore |
Adularia | Gangue |
Calcite | Gangue |
Chlorite | Gangue |
Quartz | Gangue |
Model code | 151 |
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USGS model code | 25d |
Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Sado |
Mark3 model number | 28 |
(1) | -160.56501, 55.19033 |
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Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
District name | Alaska Peninsula |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | PM079 | |
USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010657 | |
USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013201 |
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Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | Model Name = Sado epithermal gold veins, Polymetallic veins (Cox and singer, 1986; model 25d; 22c) |
Deposit | Model Number = 25d; 22c |
Deposit | Other Comments = This mine is located on private land. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 02-JAN-2001 | S.H. Pilcher | U.S. Geological Survey |