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Olsen Tunnel

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold, Silver
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002001
MRDS ID A012846
Record type Site
Current site name Olsen Tunnel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -165.40327, 64.5765 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position Within 1,000 Ft Radius

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nome C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nome(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sitnasuak Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 800 FT DOWNSTREAM (ALONG ANVIL CR.) FROM MCINTOSH PROSPECT (NEAR BOUTH OF QUARTZ GULCH). LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 50% SB, $21.60/TON IN AU, $2.05/TON IN AG, 1916 PRICES, USGS BULLETIN 662, P. 430.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Nome Group
    Rock description Nome Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) DOnx
ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E
    Dip 53 DEGREES N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer C. Olsen

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPLORED BY OPEN CUT AND SHORT TUNNEL.

Comments on development

  • ACTIVE BEFORE 1916.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ STRINGERS AND STIBNITE OCCUR ALONG E-TRENDING FAULT IN SCHIST.
Deposit SEE ALSO: OLSEN PROSPECT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-87 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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