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Rambler Group

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead
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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 10003552
MRDS ID A106309
Record type Site
Current site name Rambler Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -153.18246, 57.79941 (WGS84)
Relative position This prospect is located on the eastern shore of Uganik Passage, 1 mile north of the mouth of Terror Bay and across from the southern end of Uganik Island. Site location is accurate to within 1 mile.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kodiak Island(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kodiak D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Kodiak NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kodiak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kodiak-Afognak Islands(hydrologic unit)

Kodiak-Shelikof(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 274
USGS model code 36a.1
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein, Chugach-type
Mark3 model number 26

Nearby scientific data

(1) -153.18246, 57.79941
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = A small flat-lying quartz vein, discovered in 1904, cuts black slate 50 feet above high tide. This vein and another 2500 feet away at an elevation of 1400 feet were staked in 1933. The discovery vein is 3 to 14 inches in thickness, averaging 6 inches, strikes east-west, and dips 10-15 north. It is exposed for 500 feet. The vein contains chalcopyrite, galena, free gold, and pyrite, the gold appearing to be associated with the galena.? At the time of Roehm's visit in 1936 (Roehm, 1936, PE 131-3) a small 2-ton mill was used to process 1 ton of ore. The recovered gold was said to have a value of $100. Three samples collected by Roehm assayed as follows: 1.79 ounce per ton gold and 4.80 ounces per ton silver over 6 inches of vein; 0.32 ounce per ton gold and trace silver over 6 inches of vein; 0.66 ounce per ton gold and 1.20 ounce per ton silver from dump samples.
  • Age = Cretaceous or younger

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Kodiak

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = One ton of ore was milled with a recovered gold value said to be $100.

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = At the time of Roehm's visit the property was developed by a large open cut and a 23-foot adit. Three samples of the vein assayed 0.32 to 1.79 ounce per ton gold and trace to 4.80 ounces per ton silver.

Reference information

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Roehm, 1936, 131-3

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Chugach-type low-sulfide gold-quartz vein, (Bliss, 1992; model 36a.1), turbidite-hosted gold vein.
Deposit Other Comments = Site is located within Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-OCT-1998 S.H. Pilcher U.S. Geological Survey

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