Pmrgx-8

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead
Sections on this page
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308122
Record type Site
Current site name Pmrgx-8

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -160.62332, 55.34153 (WGS84)
Relative position This site is located on Round Island in Zachary Bay on northern Unga Island. It is referred to as PMRGX-8 in Wilson and others (1988, locality 57). The locality is accurate to within 500 feet.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Port Moller B-2 SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Unga Island(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Port Moller(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Shumagin Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -160.62332, 55.34153

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This occurrence is in tuff mapped as part of the late Eocene to early Oligocene Popof volcanic rocks (Wilson and others, 1995). Two rock samples of silicified andesitic tuff collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the mid-1980's were reported to be anomalous in gold and lead (Wilson and others, 1988).
  • Age = Eocene or younger.

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 samples 83AWs 145-146 were reported to be anomalous in gold and lead (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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-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.

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.