| Deposit ID | 10000392 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010552 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sweepstake Mining Co. |
| Alternate or previous names | Imp Vein |
| Related records | 10161450 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -148.39926, 60.97484 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 183 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Seward D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Seward NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Seward C(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 |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Rock unit name | Valdez Group |
| Rock description | Valdez Group;Valdez Group |
| (1) | -148.39926, 60.97484 |
|---|
| Strike | N84-90E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 85-90N |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Length | 4.57M |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Prince William Sound District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010552 |
USGS BULLETIN 592, P. 228-229
USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880.A, LOCATION 125
USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P. 230
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IN FISSURE AVERAGES 2 FEET IN LENGH CUTS SLATES AND GRAYWACKES. AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE VEIN WITH AND DIKE, THE QUARTZ BECOMES A STRINGER CODE WHICH RECEMENTS FRACTURED ROCK. VEIN IS MOST MINERALIZED WHEN IT IS THIN. IT ALSO EXHIBITS BANDING PARALLEL TO STRIKE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 13-APR-1994 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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