| Deposit ID | 10100966 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012026 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alaska Treasure Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Nevada Creek |
| Related records | 10161410 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -134.32728, 58.22169 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juneau(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Juneau A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Juneau SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lynn Canal(hydrologic unit)
Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Tetrahedrite | Gangue |
| Result | GRAB SAMPLES TAKEN IN 1983 CONTAINED AVG. 1% ZN, SOME PB AND 0.65-1.5 PPM AU, USGS OFR 85-OTHER SAMPLES: PYRITE-BEARING PHYLLITE FROM PORTAL OF ADIT CONTAINED 0.6 PPM AU, 7 PPM AG, 5000 PPM CU, 2000 PPM PB, 300 PPM ZN |
|---|---|
| Result | PYRITE-GALENA-TETRAHEDRITE? BEARING QUARTZ VEIN 1 FT WIDE CONTAINED 0.6 PPM AU, 70 PPM AG, 1000 PPM CU, MORE THAN 20,000 PPM PB, MORE THAN 10,000 PPM ZN |
| Result | (SQ. SP. DATA, AU BY AA) USGS OFR 361, TABLE 2, SAMPLES 61, 63 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Douglas Island Volcanics;Douglas Island Volcanics;Douglas Island Volcanics |
| Rock description | Douglas Island Volcanics;Douglas Island Volcanics;Douglas Island Volcanics |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite |
| Rock unit name | Douglas Island Volcanics;Douglas Island Volcanics |
| Rock description | Douglas Island Volcanics;Douglas Island Volcanics |
| (1) | -134.32728, 58.22169 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012026 |
USGS BULL 225, P. 40-41
USGS BULL 284, P. 39-40
USGS BULL 314, P. 53-54
USGS BULL 622, P. 96-98
USGS OFR 361, SAMPLES 58-63
USGS OFR 85-395, P. 12-13
USGS OFR 85-717, P. 221
BAG-OFR-85-717-205
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NARROW BANDS OF QUARTZ-SERICITE-PYRITE MINERALIZATION IN ORE ZONE 90 FT BY 2000 FT; ORE CONSISTS OF QUARTZ-FELDSPAR-CARBONATE VEINLETS AND DISSEMINATED AURIFEROUS PYRITE; SULFIDES, BOTH IN QUARTZ VEINLETS AND DISSEMINATED IN COUNTRY ROCK, ARE: PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA, SPHALERITE, PYRRHOTITE AND TETRAHEDRITE (?); MINE AREA IS IN SERICITIZED AND SILICIFIED PHYLLITE AND FELSIC META-VOLCANICS; PART OF A 1 MI BY 1.5 MI AREA OF ALTERATION AND MINERALIZATION |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: YAKIMA, JERSEY CITY, RED DIAMOND, MAMMOTH ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1985 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 14-APR-1994 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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