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Unnamed (south side of Mt. Hague)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308083
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (south side of Mt. Hague)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -161.97244, 55.36921 (WGS84)
Relative position This approximately located occurrence is on the Alaska Peninsula on the southwest side of Mount Hague (Kennedy and Waldron, 1955). Kennedy and Waldron's map, however shows it on the southeast side. Mount Hague is west of Pavlof Bay (Wilson and others, 1988, locality 25). The location is accurate to within 2 miles.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Aleutians East(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Unga Island(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Port Moller(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cold Bay(hydrologic unit)

Aleutian Islands(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)

National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 167
USGS model code 25m
Deposit model name Fumarolic sulfur

Nearby scientific data

(1) -161.97244, 55.36921
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Kennedy and Waldron (1955) described six large and many small fumaroles in a gully on the southwest side of Mount Hague between elevations of 3,200 and 3,800 feet. At that time, the fumaroles had built cones 3 to 4 feet high around each vent and had formed extensive deposits of pure sulfur in the gully. Large blocks of sulfur also had fallen to the glacier below. Fumes prevented a close approach to the cones.
  • Age = Quaternary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Alaska Peninsula

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Kennedy, G.C., and Waldron, H.H., 1955, Geology of the Pavlof Volcano and vicinity, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1028-A, 19 p. 1 map sheet, scale 1;100,000.

  • Deposit

    Wilson, F.H., White, W.H., and DuBois, G.D., 1988, Brief descriptions of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in the Port Moller and Stepovak Bay quadrangles, Alaska Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-666, 128 p., scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Kennedy and Waldron, 1955

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Fumarolic sulphur
Deposit Other Comments = the site is located on land selected by the Aleut Corporation.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-JAN-01 S.H. Pilcher U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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