| Deposit ID | 10184583 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012764 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020440004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Foster & Macumber |
| Alternate or previous names | Gossan 1-4, Benson, Poppy, Darby, Jim, Lode Claims 1-8, Foster, Would Bee, Dry, Bandy, No. 2 Darby |
| Related records | 10001930 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -162.57409, 65.02856 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 434 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bendeleben A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Bendeleben SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bendeleben(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nome(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateel River | 005 S | 019 W | 29 | NESWNW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -162.57409, 65.02856 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020440004 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012764 | MAS references MRDS |
PE44-1
RI6018 pp. 1-2, 7, 10, 12, 14-17, 25-41
GR11 pp. 4-5
B1246 p. 109
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TRENCHING, DRILLING, CORING, GEOCHEMISTRY, PETROGRAPHY. PALEOZOIC OR PREPALEOZOIC METASEDIMENT FORMING A N.-PITCHING ANTICLINE. FOSTER PROSPECT IS ON AXIS OF FOLD. STRATA ARE PRINCIPALLY THINLY INTERBEDDED QUARTZOSE SCHISTS WITH MAJOR PORTION PARTIALLY DOLOTOMIZED MARBLE. PROSPECT IS FORMED OF A ZONALLY ARRANGED PB-AG-BEARING GOSSAN. THE GOSSAN IS PRIMARILY LIMONITE AND GOETHITE WITH SOME CERUSSITE AND LESS ANGELESITE. PRINCIPAL PB MINERALIZATION IS GALENA NODULES <1 IN. TO 2 FT IN DIAMETER. POSSIBLE RESIDUAL CONCENTRATION OF GALENA. DEPOSITION PROBABLY DUE TO SOLUTION ENTERING FRACTURES ON FOLD AXIS WITH IRREGULAR REPLACEMENT OF MARBLE. SILVER CONTENT APPEARS TO INCREASE WITH DEPTH (RI6018). ADDITIONAL DEPOSIT NAMES: DRY, JIM, LODE CLAIMS 1-8. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Dwb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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