Gold-Quartz

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Asbestos
Sections on this page
  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 10094005
MRDS ID A011843
Record type Site
Current site name Gold-Quartz
Related records 10258224

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -144.01068, 62.73579 (WGS84)
Relative position The Gold-Quartz prospect (Cobb, 1979 [ OF 79-1247]) is in Ahtell Creek. about one mile below the junction of Silver Creek. It is in NE1/4 section 13, T. 11 N., R. 7 E., Copper River Meridian. The location of the prospect is shown correctly as location 9 in Richter (1966). It is shown incorrectly as number 13 in Richter and Matson (1972), and is approximately located as number 12 of MacKevett and Holloway (1977). The location given here is accurate within 500 feet.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Gulkana NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Gulkana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Ahtna, Incorporated(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

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

Comments on the commodity information

  • Gangue = Carbonate

Materials information

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

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Nearby scientific data

(1) -144.01068, 62.73579

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = A quartz-carbonate vein occurs in Pennsylvanian volcanic rocks that trends N5-8W and dips 67 West. It occurs between a hanging wall of serpentinized basalt or gabbro with chrysotile-calcite veinlets, and a footwall of tuff(?). Both walls of the vein are brecciated and iron stained. Slickensides and clay gouge with fragments of vein material indicate post-mineralization movement. The vein varies from 3 to 5 feet thick and is composed of locally brecciated, milky quartz with pods of ankerite; sphalerite, and smaller amounts of chalcopyrite, galena, pyrite and precious metals. Samples of vein assayed up to 0.9 ounce of gold per ton and 0.76 ounce of silver per ton, (Richter, 1964, 1966). The volcanic host rocks are part of Pennsylvanian and Permian, Slana Spur Formation. The description is summarized from Richter, 1964, 1966; Cobb, 1979 [OF 79-1247]; and Nokleberg and others, 1994.
  • Age = Emplaced subseqent to or is related to the border phase of the Pennsylvanian to Permian, Ahtell pluton.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Chistochina

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = An adit driven on the vein in 1955 and 1956 encountered glacial material 55 feet from the portal.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Richter, 1964

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Polymetallic vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-DEC-00 W.T. Ellis Alaska Earth Sciences
Reporter 04-DEC-00 Hawley, C.C. Hawley Resource Group
Reporter 04-DEC-00 W.J. Nokleberg U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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