| Deposit ID | 10001344 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012085 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alaska Empire Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Williams Property, Hawk Inlet Mining Co. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -134.78812, 58.18307 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | AREA NW OF HEAD OF HAWK INLET, SE OF ROBERT BARRON PECK |
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 |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper River | 042S;043S | 065E;065E | 20,21,28,29,33;34 | S2 (20); SW (21); W2 (28); E2 OF NE OF NW OF SE OF SW (29); NW OF SW OF NE OF SE OF N2 OF SW OF SE OF SW (33); W2 OF NW (03); NE (04) | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 0.38 OZ/TON AU, 0.50 OZ/TON AG OVER 18 FT SAMPLE WIDTH AND 0.34 OZ/TON AU, 0.40 OZ/TON AG OVER 15 FT SAMPLE WIDTH, USGS BULL 783, PLATE 3 |
|---|---|
| Result | TWO 6-12 FT SAMPLES TAKEN IN 1983 IN GLORY HOLE CONTAINED 1-5 PPM AG AND TRACE AU, PB AND ZN, USGS OFR 85-717, P. 77 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
| (1) | -134.78812, 58.18307 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tight Isoclinal Folds; Two Sets Of Persistent Fractures Strike N-S And N 20-40 E, Dip Steeply E |
| Strike | N 15-30 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | E STEEPLY |
| Thickness | 15.24M |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 121.92M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1919 |
| District name | Admiralty |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012085 |
ADGGS GC 8, P. 14-15, 20
USGS BULL 783, P. 41-44, 47-50
USGS OFR 84-572, P. 180, NO. 144
USGS BULLB 864-A, P. 17
USGS BULL 1246, P. 137
USGS BULL 773, P. 12, 72
USGS OFR 85-717, P. 77
BAG-OFR-85-717-064
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 10 QUARTZ VEINS, 2.5 TO 50 FT WIDE, TRACEABLE FOR 500 FT TO 2000 FT, CARRY ERRATICALLY DISTRIBUTED PRECIOUS METALS PLUS PYRITE, GALENA, SPHALERITE AND CHALCOPYRITE; WILLIAMS VEIN IS 20-50 FT WIDE, 500 FT LONG, 200-400 FT IN VERTICAL EXTENT; COMPOSED OF WHITE, MASSIVE BARREN QUARTZ AND BLUISH, FRIABLE QUARTZ WITH PYRITE AND RARE PYRRHOTITE, CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA, SPHALERITE AND 1-34 PPM AU AND AG |
| Deposit | SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF VEINS AT ADMIRALTY-ALASKA PROPERTIES; SEE ALSO: ADMIRALTY-ALASKA ; 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 | |
| Editor | 14-APR-1994 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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