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Duryea & Duryea Silver Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002144
MRDS ID A013036
Record type Site
Current site name Duryea & Duryea Silver Prospect
Related records 10113088

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -153.9265, 59.68609 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Iliamna C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Iliamna NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iliamna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Iliamna(hydrologic unit)

Kvichak-Port Heiden(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • MF-364 LOCATION 6, USGS (1972) LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :49?

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BLACK MANGANIFEROUS GOSSAN CONTAINS 2-6 OZ./TON AG: USGS B485 P. 125 (1912)

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 80-196 OZ/TON AG, 1 OZ./TON AU, 35%-50% PB, 15%-20% ZN: OWNER'S SAMPLE REPORTS, USGS B485 P. 125 (1912)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -153.9265, 59.68609
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Near Contact With Igneous Intrusions

Ore body information

  • Length 1524M
    Width 22.86M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE NEAR CONTACT WITH IGNEOUS INTRUSIVES (JURASSIC QUARTZ DIORITE). LIMESTONE IS BRECCIATED, WITH VEINS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bristol Bay

Comments on the workings information

  • CONSIDERABLE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS (CAVED IN BY 1949): USGS OFR 81-1343A P. A4 (1981). 2 ADITS ABOUT 300 FT IN COMBINED LENGTH-USGS B442 P. 196 (1910)

Comments on development

  • APPARENTLY NO DEVELOPMENT AFTER 1909, NO PRODUCTION REPORTED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-364, LOCATION 6, (1972)

  • Deposit

    USGS B 485, P. 124-125, (1912)

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 81-1343A, P. A4 (1981)

  • Deposit

    USGS B 442, P. 196 (1910)

  • Other Database

    BAG-MF-364-6

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SPHALERITE, GALENA, PYRITE VEINS IN FRACTURED LIMESTONE, MAGANIFEROUS GOSSAN ALTERATION IN EASTERN PART OF MINERALIZED ZONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-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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