| Deposit ID | 10000598 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011204 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bonnell Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Bunnell, Neversweat |
| Related records | 10258064, 10282905 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -151.0215, 63.50262 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 2 1/2 MI SW OF KANTISHNA, AK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Denali(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Denali C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Denali NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mount McKinley C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Denali National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhyolite | Gangue |
| Schist | Gangue |
| Result | 0.04 TO 0.34 OZ AU AND TRACE TO 11.10 OZ AG PER TON |
|---|---|
| Result | FLOAT SAMPLE WITH CHALCOPYRITE CONTAINED 0.04 OZ AU AND 44.96 OZ AG PER TON |
| Result | MORRISON, D.A., 1964, P. 97-98 |
| Result | CHANNEL SAMPLE CONTAINED 30% PB+ZN AND 13.5 OZ AG PER TON |
| Result | USBM OFR 24-78, P. 4-20 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| Rock unit name | Birch Creek | ||
| Rock description | Birch Creek | ||
| |||
| (1) | -151.0215, 63.50262 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 E TO N 90 E |
| Dip | 50 SE TO 70 SE |
| Thickness | 45.72M |
| Length | 83.82M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | John Busia |
| District name | Kantishna |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 15500000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011204 |
USGS BULL 849-F, P. 358, 376
MORRISON, D.A, 1964, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF KANTISHNA AND VICINITY, KANTISHNA DISTRICT, ALASKA: ALASKA UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE, M.S. THESIS, P. 93, 97-98
ADGGS OFR 98, P. 9-10, 28
USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 44 LOC. 2
USBM OFR 24-78, P. 4-20 TO 4-22
ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT 61, P. 26, 29
ADGGS RI 83-12, P. 17
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COMPLEXLY FAULTED QUARTZ-SIDERITE VEINS UPTO 4 FT THICK INTRUDED ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN QUARTZ-PORPHYRY AND SCHIST; DISSEMINATED SULFIDES IN QUARTZ PORPHYRY; VEINS SHOW PINCH AND SWELL STRUCTURE ALONG STRIKE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-84 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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