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Nowell-Otterson Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
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Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001348
MRDS ID A012089
Record type Site
Current site name Nowell-Otterson Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -134.86869, 58.20863 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

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 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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • APPROXIMATED FROM USGS OFR 85-717, NO. J060 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
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -134.86869, 58.20863
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 7.62M
    Length 701.04M

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEINS OCCUR IN QUARTZ-MICA SCHISTS, CHLORITE AND GRAPHITIC SCHISTS NEAR GRANITIC INTRUSIVE; COUNTRY ROCK STRIKES N 10-20 W, DIPS NE, PARA LLEL TO REGIONAL STRIKE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Admiralty

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS (?) AND UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF DRIFTING; NUMEROUS OPEN CUTS; PART OF SAME CLAIM GROUP COVERING ALASKA DANO

Comments on development

  • SEE: ALASKA DANO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN 15-25 FT WIDE, TRACED 2300 FT, CONTAINS PYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, MINOR GALENA AND SPECULAR HEMATITE AND FREE GOLD; ANOTHER 30 IN VEIN CONTAINS PYRITE, SPECULAR HEMATITE, MINOR CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA AND CU OXIDES
Deposit SEE ALSO: ALASKA DANO; SOME OF DATA LISTED UNDER ALASKA DANO ALSO APPLIES TO NOWELL-OTTERSON ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1986 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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