| Deposit ID | 10000125 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010154 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Salmon Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -132.05566, 55.13501 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Craig A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Craig SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)
Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tongass National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -132.05566, 55.13501 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010154 |
USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1, P. 80.
USGS BULL 347, P. 175.
USGS OF 78-869, P. 181.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THERE ARE TWO DESCRIPTIONS OF THIS CLAIM WHICH DIFFER GREATLY. ONE SAYS QUARTZ VEIN IN LIMESTONE WITH FREE GOLD, PYRITE, GALENA. OTHER SAYS PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, SOME GOLD. IN BRECCIATED VEIN IN GREENSCHIST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1983 | Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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