| Deposit ID | 10100955 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011220 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Eagle Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Gold Eagle Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -150.939, 63.54874 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Denali(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Denali C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Denali NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mount McKinley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Denali 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 |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Polybasite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | CHANNEL SAMPLE ASSAY: CU: .10% |
|---|---|
| Result | PB: 15.11% |
| Result | AG: 73.04 OZ/TON |
| Result | AU: .32 OZ/TON |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Birch Creek | ||||
| Rock description | Birch Creek | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -150.939, 63.54874 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Kantishna Antiform |
| Strike | N 65 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75 SE |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Kantishna District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011220 |
USGS BULLETIN 687, P. 103-104
USGS BULLETIN 836, P. 329-330
ADGGS OPEN FILE 98, P. 25, 32 LOC. 24, 43 NO. 24
USGS OPEN FILE 77-169A, P. 44 LOC. 7
USBM OPEN FILE 24-78, P. 4-26
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RANGES IN THICKNESS FROM A FEW IN TO 4 FT; CONSIDERABLE HORIZONTAL EXTENT; 300 FT OF TRACEABLE STRIKE LENGTH |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: GOLD DOLLAR MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1984 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 14-APR-1995 | Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) | U.S. Geological Survey | PUT DIMENSION DATA INTO THE ORE BODY FIELDS FROM THE DEPOSIT COMMENTS FIELD. |
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