| Deposit ID | 10000478 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010657 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Apollo Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Apollo Consolidated, Alaska Apollo, Sitka |
| Geographic coordinates: | -160.5663, 55.19367 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Aleutians East(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Port Moller A-2(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
Unga Corporation(ANCSA Village)
ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | ASSAYS OF VEIN INTERCEPTS IN 10 RECENT DRILL HOLES SHOW UP TO 14% ZN |
|---|---|
| Result | 1% PB |
| Result | 0.6% CU |
| Result | 0.3 OZ AU/TON |
| Result | 0.3 OZ AG/TON |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| (1) | -160.5663, 55.19367 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | North Plunging Shoot |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Plunge direction | N |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 365.76M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 5181.6M |
| Overall depth | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010657 |
USGS OFR 80-909, P. 39.
ALASKA CONSTRUCTION AND OIL, VOL 24, NO 9, P. 28-30.
USGS B 467, P. 21, 125-126.
USGS OFR 80-909, P. 39.; ALASKA CONSTRUCTION AND OIL, VOL 24, NO 9, P 28. ADGGS SPEC REPT 31, P. 13
ADGGS SPEC REPT 31, P. 13
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S |
| Deposit | THE SITKA MINE IS INCLUDED HERE UNDER APOLLO BECAUSE OF PROXIMITY, GEOLOGIC SIMILARITY, COMMON OWNERSHIP, AND CURRENT EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS WHICH COVER BOTH SITES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 5 PERS COMM |
| Deposit | RETICULATED QUARTZ VEINS IN FRACTURED AND ALTERED TERTIARY ANDESITE AND DACITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | Elliott, R. L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 13-APR-1994 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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