| Deposit ID | 10094069 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A013048 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Battle Lake Gold Lode Prospect |
| Related records | 10258626 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -154.88398, 59.10606 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 0.3 Mile Radius |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lake and Peninsula(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iliamna A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Iliamna SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Iliamna C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lake Iliamna(hydrologic unit)
Kvichak-Port Heiden(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Katmai National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SELECTED SAMPLES CONTAIN 14.18-1,247 G/TON AU, 227-5,783 G/TON AG, SEVERAL % CU |
|---|---|
| Result | USGS B1368-B, P. B79 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| (1) | -154.88398, 59.10606 |
|---|
| Length | 300M |
|---|---|
| Width | 2M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1964 |
| Discoverer | Ernest Plaff |
| District name | Bristol Bay |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013048 |
USGS MF-364, LOCATION 18 (1972)
USGS OFR 81-1343A, P. A3 (1981)
USGS B 1368-B, P. B78-B79 (1980)
BAG-MF-364-18
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN WITH FREE GOLD LOCALLY, SILVER SULPHOSALT, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE. MINERALIZATION IS EXCEEDINGLY SPORADIC AND RESULTS OF DIAMOND DRILLING ARE NOT ENCOURAGING. FURTHER PROSPECTING OF AREA IS WARRANTED, ACCORDING TO USGS B1368-B, P. 79 (1980) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE. |
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN WITH VISIBLE FREE GOLD LOCALLY, SILVER SULPHOSALT, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE, MALACHITE; MINERALIZATION EXCEEDINGLY SPORADIC; WIDTH VARIES FROM A FEW CM TO 2M, STRIKE LENGTH AT LEAST 300M |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-87 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 02-SEP-94 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED OUT HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK TYPES, AGES, UNIT NAMES, AND UNIT AGES. |
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