Amok Gold Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101009
MRDS ID A015088
Record type Site
Current site name Amok Gold Mine
Related records 10136670

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -153.81551, 57.45633 (WGS84)
Relative position This site is located on the east side of Amook Bay in sec. 29, T. 31 S., R. 28 W., of the Seward Meridian (Martin, 1913, locality 7; Berg and Cobb, 1967, figure 15, locality 12; Cobb, 1972, MF460, locality 2; McGee, 1972, locality 9; MacKevett and Holloway, 1977, locality 2). Site location is accurate to within a few hundred feet.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kodiak Island(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kodiak B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Kodiak SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kodiak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kodiak-Afognak Islands(hydrologic unit)

Kodiak-Shelikof(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 274
USGS model code 36a.1
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein, Chugach-type
Mark3 model number 26

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Felsic Metamorphic Rock > Keratophyre
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -153.81551, 57.45633

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = At this site auriferous quartz veins cut Cretaceous slate. The main vein worked by Amok Gold Mining Company strikes N. 45 W. and dips 80 southwest and averages 3 feet in thickness with a maximum of 5 feet. The vein consists of quartz and minor pyrite. Quartz veinlets, most of which parallel the slaty cleavage, are present in the surrounding slates. A sill-like body of keratophyre is present at the site. Capps (1937) reports that only a few hundred dollars worth of gold was produced.
  • Age = Cretaceous or younger

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Kodiak

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = Total production is said to have been worth only a few hundred dollars.

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = This property was developed by a 210-foot adit, a 130-foot shaft, and 180 feet of drifts. A 5-stamp mill, erected in 1906, burned and was replaced by a 10-stamp mill. Mining ceased in 1913 but was resumed for a time in 1927-28. The latter endeavor failed because the ore was too low in grade.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Martin, 1913

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Chugach-type low-sulfide gold-quartz vein (Bliss, 1992; model 36a.1), turbidite-hosted gold vein.
Deposit Other Comments = This site is located on land conveyed to the Koniag Corporation.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1998 S.H. Pilcher U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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