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Sandy Cove Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Tungsten
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001341
MRDS ID A012081
Record type Site
Current site name Sandy Cove Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -135.97736, 58.72279 (WGS84)
Relative position NW SHORE OF SANDY COVE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Juneau C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Juneau NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Glacier Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Glacier Bay National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS OFR 78-494, P. C-336, FIG. C-72 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
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NEARBY ALTERED ZONES CONTAIN 0.001-0.003% CU

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.333 OZ/TON AU, 1.75 OZ/TON AG, 30000 PPM CU, QUARTZ-SULFIDE VEIN CARRYING SCHEELITE, USGS OFR 78-494, TABLE C-62
Result SHIPMENT OF 4 TONS TEST MATERIAL CONTAINED 0.37 OZ/TON AU AND 0.15 OZ/TON AG, ECON GEOL, V.33, NO. 1, P. 68

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble

Nearby scientific data

(1) -135.97736, 58.72279
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1933

Mining district

District name Juneau/Glacier Bay N.M.

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 33.53M

Comments on the workings information

  • 110 FT ADIT

Comments on development

  • 4 CLAIMS STAKED IN 1933; DEVELOPMENT 1933-1938; 4 TON TEST SHIPMENT MADE BEFORE 1938

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISCONTINUOUS QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINS 1-12 IN THICK IN NE-STRIKING, E-DIPPING DISCONTINUOUS ALTERED ZONES 0.2-4.5 FT WIDE; VEINS CONTAIN PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, BORNITE, SCHEELITE, SECONDARY FE AND CU, AND AU-AG VALVES; MINOR DISSEMINATED CHALCOPYRITE AND GOLD IN ALTERED ZONES
Deposit SEE ALSO: MILLER PEAK, YORK CREEK ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1985 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 14-APR-1994 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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