| Deposit ID | 10000617 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011226 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Keystone Claim |
| Related records | 10136830 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -150.92789, 63.54401 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Denali(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Denali C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Denali NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mount McKinley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Denali National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | HIGHLY VARIABLE ASSAYS ALONG VEIN |
|---|---|
| Result | SEE DATA FOR PENNSYLVANIA CLAIM |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| Rock unit name | Birch Creek | ||
| Rock description | Birch Creek | ||
| |||
| (1) | -150.92789, 63.54401 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Kantishna Antiform |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
|---|---|
| Length | 365.76M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Kantishna |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011226 |
USGS BULL 687, P.102-103
USGS BULL 836, P.331-332
A.DGGS OFR 98, P.32
USGS OFR 77-169A, P.44 10C. 9
ADGGS RI 83-12, P.20
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MUCH OF DATA IS INSEPARABLE FROM PENNSYLVANIA CLAIM; SEE ALSO: PENNSYLVANIA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | TWO PRINCIPAL VEINS ARE CUT BY A THIRD VEIN ON KEYSTONE CLAIM: PENNSYLVANIA VEIN STRIKES N 65 E, DIPS 85 S; KEYSTONE VEIN STRIKES N 50 E, DIPS 60 S AND IS 3 TO 6 FT WIDE; CROSS-CUTTING VEIN STRIKES N 30 E, DIPS STEEPLY AND IS 6 FT WIDE; FREE MILLING GOLD IN QUARTZ |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1984 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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