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President Gold-Copper-Lead-Zinc Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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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. 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 10002394
MRDS ID A013312
Record type Site
Current site name President Gold-Copper-Lead-Zinc Prospect
Related records 10136708

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -134.69866, 57.79362 (WGS84)
Elevation 61
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 0.7 MI. NE OF FISHERY PT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sitka NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka(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

Admiralty Island National Monument(National Monument)

National Monument FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Kootznoowoo Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-467, LOC. 66 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
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -134.69866, 57.79362
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Just East Of Chatham Strait Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS, SHAFT

Comments on development

  • FOUR CLAIMS STAKED IN 1900, OPEN CUTS, SHAFT STARTED IN 1903. NO RECORD OF ANY PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 LEDGES OF QUARTZ AND MINERALIZED AVERAGING 30 FT. WIDE, SEPARATED BY NARROW BELTS OF SCHIST CONTAINING PYRRHOTITE, PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, SMALL AMOUNTS OF GALENA AND SPHALERITE, SMALL AMOUNTS OF FREE GOLD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1987 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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Authoritative Alaska resources

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