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Pmrgx-16

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Zinc, Arsenic, Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308116
Record type Site
Current site name Pmrgx-16

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -160.02444, 55.74625 (WGS84)
Relative position This site is located on the Alaska Peninsula on the west side of Clark Bay approximately 2 miles north of Waterfall Point. It is referred to as PMRGX-16 by Wilson and others (1988, locality 65). The locality is accurate to within 1,000 feet.

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 C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Stepovak Bay(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
Antimony Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Arsenic Critical Secondary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericite alteration is present in an altered zone within sandstone and siltstone.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -160.02444, 55.74625
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Wilson and others (1988) describe this occurrence as a vertical, sericitically altered, zone containing abundant sulfides in volcaniclastic sandstone and siltstone (Wilson and others, 1988). The sedimentary rocks probably are part of the Paleocene to Eocene Tolstoi Formation (Wilson and others, 1995). Amygdaloidal andesite flows are also present in the area. One sample collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the mid-1980's was reported to be anomalous in antimony, arsenic, barium, and zinc (Wilson and others, 1988).
  • Age = Tertiary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Alaska Peninsula

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Rock sample 83AWs91, collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the mid-1980s, is reported to be anomalous in antimony, arsenic, barium, and zinc (Wilson and others, 1988).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Angeloni, L.M., Wilson, F.H., and Sutlet, S., 1985, Map and tables showing preliminary rock geochemical data, Port Moller, Stepovak Bay, and Simeonof Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-470, 179 p., 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.

  • 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.

  • Deposit

    Wilson, F.H., Detterman, R.L., Miller, J. W., and Case, J.E., 1995, Geologic map of the Port Moller, Stepovak Bay, and Simeonof Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series Map I-2272, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Wilson and others, 1988

General comments

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-JAN-01 S.H. Pilcher U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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