| Deposit ID | 10000298 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010346 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alaska Oracle Mining Co. |
| Alternate or previous names | Heaston Mine: Claims: Oracle No. 2, Oracle Extension |
| Related records | 10185900 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -148.50256, 60.49954 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 701 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Seward B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Seward SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Seward C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Resurrection River-Frontal Resurrection Bay(hydrologic unit)
Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Chugach National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE GOLD CONTENT ESTIMATED TO BE $40 TO $45 PER TON (1931 PRICES) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| (1) | -148.50256, 60.49954 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Cleavage In Country Rock: N 15 E 60 W To 80 E |
| Strike | N 15 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 W |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 53.34M |
| Depth to bottom | 33.53M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1921 |
| Discoverer | Robert B. Heaston |
| District name | Hope District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Overall depth | 33.53M |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | CROSSCUTS |
| Length | 274.32M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010346 |
USGS BULLETIN 849-I, P. 507-510.
USGS BULLETIN 926-C, P. 186.
USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 51
USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P. 24
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN IN SHEAR ZONE CONTAINS FREE GOLD AND AURIFEROUS SULFIDES. QUARTZ IN VEIN HAS SLICKENSIDES. SOUTHERN PART OF VEIN NOT FOLLOWED TO ITS END. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-84 | Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED DATA INTO WORKINGS MULTIVALUED FIELDS |
| Editor | 13-APR-94 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 30-MAY-95 | Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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