| Deposit ID | 10003561 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A106319 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kizhuyak Lode, North |
| Geographic coordinates: | -152.63635, 57.88053 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This occurrence is located on the east coast of Larsen Island in sec. 35, T. 26 S., R. 21 W., of the Seward Meridian ( Berg and Cobb, figure 1967, figure 15, locality 7; Rose and Richter, 1967, figure 1, locality 6; Cobb, 1972, MF 460, locality 15; McGee, 1972, locality 2; MacKevett and Holloway 1977, locality 14. Site location is accurate to within a few hundred feet. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kodiak D-2 NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Kodiak NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kodiak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Federal lands
NTVALL(Federal land areas administered by NTVALL)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 274 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a.1 |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein, Chugach-type |
| Mark3 model number | 26 |
| (1) | -152.63635, 57.88053 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Kodiak |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A106319 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | KD021 |
Capps, S.R., 1937, Kodiak and adjacent islands, Alaska, in Smith, P.S. and others, Mineral resources of Alaska, 1934: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 880, p. 111-184, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Kodiak quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-460, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Afognak, Karluk, Kodiak, and Trinity Islands quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-860, 49 p.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Chugach-type low-sulfide gold-quartz veins (Bliss, 1992; model 36a.1). |
| Deposit | Other Comments = Site is on land conveyed to the Koniag Corporation. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-OCT-1998 | S.H. Pilcher | U.S. Geological Survey |
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