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Osceola

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003432
MRDS ID A106189
Record type Site
Current site name Osceola

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.90259, 61.09957 (WGS84)
Relative position Prospect located on east shore of College Fiord. Prospect location is approximated, accuracy is unknown.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anchorage A-3 SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Anchorage SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 274
USGS model code 36a.1
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein, Chugach-type
Mark3 model number 26

Nearby scientific data

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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Gold believed to be present in Osceola vein (Johnson, 1918). Country rock is metasedimentary rocks of the Late Cretaceous Valdez Group.
  • Age = Late Cretaceous or younger; the Osceola vein cuts metasedimentary rocks of the Late Cretaceous Valdez Group.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Prince William Sound

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = No recorded production.

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = The main tunnel is believed to have been about 400 ft long. In 1917, five men were working the prospect (Johnson, 1919).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Johnson, 1919

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Chugach-type low-sulfide Au-quartz vein ? (Bliss, 1992; model 36a.1 ?)
Deposit Other Comments = Information concerning the location and workings of this site is vague.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-JUL-1998 D.P. Bickerstaff U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-JUL-1998 S.W. Huss U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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