| Deposit ID | 10000338 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010394 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Wonder #9 |
| Related records | 10233741 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -147.97258, 60.98095 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 439 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Seward D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Seward NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)
Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Chugach 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 |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS OF 1.5-5.0 OZ/TON AU REPORTED. THEY MAY NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||||
| Rock unit name | Valdez Group | ||||
| Rock description | Valdez Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -147.97258, 60.98095 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sediments Are Strongly Folded And Sheared |
| General form | LENSES AND STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | SW |
| Dip | 70N |
| Thickness | 1.12M |
| Length | 76.2M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1911 |
| District name | Prince William Sound District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010394 |
USGS BULLETIN 592, P. 221
USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, P.91
USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P.91
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WELL DEFINED FISSURE IS FILLED WITH CRUSHED SLATE AND STRINGERS OF QUARTZ. ONE QUARTZ BODY IS 100 FEET LONG AND 3 FEET WIDE; OTHER PARTS OF FISSURE HAVE LESS OR ALMOST NO QUARTZ. HANGING WALL OF FISSURE HAS HORIZONTAL SLICKENSIDES AND AN INCH OF GOUGE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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