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Monte Carlo

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185706
MRDS ID A011464
MAS/MILS ID 0020860044
Record type Site
Current site name Monte Carlo
Alternate or previous names Brevier Creek, Cook & Barrett, Mineral Creek
Related records 10000814

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -146.33196, 61.2343 (WGS84)
Elevation 823
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valdez A-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 007 S 006 W 29 NE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -146.33196, 61.2343
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N75E
    Dip 70N
    Length 61M
    Width 0.9M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N75E:70N
    Date of Last Modification 881017

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-094

  • Deposit

    B520h p. 126

  • Deposit

    B622j p. 168

  • Deposit

    MR195-10 p. 207

  • Deposit

    B1139 p. 336

  • Deposit

    MF438

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 66, 68.

  • Deposit

    MR32

  • Deposit

    BMOF69-73

  • Deposit

    OF80-892B

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality V-26).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO PRODUCTION FIGURES AVAILABLE. ACTIVE CA. 1914 (KX 86-94). USGS CRIB A003734 USGS CRIB A003737 USGS CRIB A003788 USGS CRIB A003790 USGS CRIB A003834 Workings consist of a 33.5 m. adit with a 10.7 m. incline and a 10.7 m. adit.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-OCT-1988 Mirl-Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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