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Gould and Curry Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Zinc, Cadmium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001316
MRDS ID A012055
Record type Site
Current site name Gould and Curry Mine
Related records 10136618

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -134.27561, 58.28225 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juneau(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Juneau B-1(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • UNLABELED ADIT SYMBOL ON JUNEAU B1, 1:63360 QUAD; SEE: USBM CLAIMSACTIVITY MAP-1982, JUNEAU, NO. 71 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Cadmium Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SPANGLES OF GOLD IN BLACK SPHALERITE REPORTED, USGS BULL 287, P. 36

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 1983 SAMPLES CONTAINED 1 TO 2% ZN AND TRACES OF AS, CD AND BI, USGS OFR 85-717, P. 188

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -134.27561, 58.28225
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 70 W
    Dip 80 W

Comments on the geologic information

  • COUNTRY ROCK IS BLACK SLATE WT BY ALTERED GABBO DIKES; DEPOSIT IS IN SCHISTOSE ROCK OF APPARENT IGNEOUS ORIGIN; ATTITUDE OF CLEAVAGE: N 70 W, 80 N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Juneau/Gold Creek

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY 30 FT CROSSCUT AND OPEN WTS; CAVED

Comments on development

  • PRODUCTION WAS BEFORE 1895; 3 LODE CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 QUARTZ VEINS, 15 IN WIDE IN DIORITIC ROCK CONTAIN AURIFEROUS SPHALERITE, PYRRHOTITE, PYRITE AND POCKETS OF FREE GOLD; BARREN QUARTZ STRINGERS IN SCHIST BETWEEN VEINS; NEARBY PROSPECTS ON QUARTZ VEINS IN DIORITE DIKES
Deposit SEE ALSO: SILVER QUEEN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1985 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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