| Deposit ID | 10001285 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Peterson Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Prairie Claim |
| Related records | 10185363 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -134.72313, 58.43919 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juneau(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Juneau B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Juneau SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lynn Canal(hydrologic unit)
Northern 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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLES OF QUARTZ WITH SPARSE ARSENOPYRITE AND PYRITE ASSAYED 10 PPM AU, .03-.3% AS AND TRACES OF ZN AND SB, USGS OFR 85-717, NO. J136 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| Rock unit name | Treadwell Slate; Slate, Augite Bearing Volcanic Flow Breccia, Graywacke, Tuff And Sericite Schist |
| Rock description | Treadwell Slate; Slate, Augite Bearing Volcanic Flow Breccia, Graywacke, Tuff And Sericite Schist |
| (1) | -134.72313, 58.43919 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1897 |
| Year of last production | 1922 |
| District name | Juneau/Eagle River |
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| Ownership category | State |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012015 |
USGS BULL 287, P. 126
USGS BULL 502, P. 53-54
USGS BULL 714, P. 109
USGS BULL 1246, P. 159
USGS OFR 84-572, P. 169, NO. 70
USGS OFR 85-717, P. 149
BAG-OFR-85-717-136
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TABULAR QUARTZ VEINS AND LENSES TRENDING NNW, DIPPING SHALLOWLY TO NE; VEINS AVERAGE 3-5 FT WIDE AND CARRY SPARSE ARSENOPYRITE AND TRACES OF FREE GOLD IN QUARTZ GANGUE WITH MINOR CARBONATE |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: SMITH AND HEID, TREASURY HILL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1985 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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