| Deposit ID | 10000502 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010691 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Admiralty-Alaska Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Funter Bay, Mertie Lode |
| Geographic coordinates: | -134.86591, 58.22752 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Juneau A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Juneau SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Admiralty Island(hydrologic unit)
Central 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 |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pentlandite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite |
| (1) | -134.86591, 58.22752 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR (VEIN) |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 30 DEGREES (GABBRO PIPE) |
| Plunge direction | EAST (GABBRO PIPE) |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| General form | TABULAR (VEIN) |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| Year of first production | 1896 |
| District name | Admiralty District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 272000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 3000M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010691 |
USGS OFR 78-374, P. 6-10
USGS B 1155, P. 1-10
ADGGS SPEC REPT 31, P. 46
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO DEPOSIT TYPES. QUARTZ VEINS WITH GOLD, PYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, GALENA, SPHALERITE, CHALCOPYRITE. GABBRO PIPE WITH DISSEMINATED PYRRHOTITE, PENTLANDITE, CHALCOPYRITE |
| Deposit | ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT AS GOLD MINE WORKING QUARTZ VEINS. LATER DISCOVERY OF "MERTIE LODE" WHICH IS CU-NI-CO DEPOSIT IN GABBRO PLUG. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Elliott, R. L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 13-APR-1994 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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