| Deposit ID | 10001781 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012585 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bunker Hill |
| Geographic coordinates: | -163.76714, 64.59432 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This prospect is on the low ridge between Eldorado Creek (ARDF SO007) and Lost Creek, 1.7 miles north-northwest of Bluff. It is at an elevation of about 320 feet and is locality 20 of Cobb (1972, MF 445; 1978, OF 78-181). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Solomon C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Solomon NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Solomon C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nome(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
White Mountain Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)
ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -163.76714, 64.59432 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Council; Bluff |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012585 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | SO008 |
Cathcart, S.H., 1922, Metalliferous lodes in southern Seward Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 722, p. 163-261.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic resources map of the Solomon quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-445, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Solomon quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-181, 185 p.
Till, A.B., Dumoulin, J.A., Gamble, B. ., Kaufman, D.S., and Carroll, P.I., 1986, Preliminary geologic map and fossil data, Soloman, Bendeleben, and southern Kotzebue quadrangles, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 86-276, 10 p., 3 plates, scale 1:250,000.
Apodoca, L. E., 1994, Genesis of lode gold deposits of the Rock Creek area, Nome mining district, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: Boulder, Colorado, University of Colorado, Ph.D. dissertation, 208 p.
Hudson, T.L. 1994, Crustal melting events in Alaska, in Plafker, G., and Berg, H. C., eds., The Geology of Alaska: Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America, The Geology of North America, v. G-1, p. 657-670.
Goldfarb, R.J., Miller, L.D., Leach, D.L., and Snee, L.W, 1997, Gold deposits in metamorphic rocks in Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Miller, L.D., eds., Mineral deposits of Alaska: Economic Geology Monograph 9, 482 p.
Ford, R.C., 1993, Geology, geochemistry, and age of gold lodes at Bluff and Mt. Distin, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: Golden, Colorado School of Mines, Ph.D. dissertation, 302 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Quartz vein or replacement at marble-schist contact; possibly low sulfide Au quartz vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-AUG-99 | Travis L. Hudson | Applied Geology |
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