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Pension Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Antimony
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000630
MRDS ID A011245
Record type Site
Current site name Pension Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.77789, 63.55929 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • REFERENCED DESCRIPTIONS VARY WIDELY ON AMOUNT OF GALENA PRESENT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Boulangerite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result UP TO 150 OZ/TON AG REPORTED BY DAVIS, 1923

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Rock unit name Birch Creek
    Rock description Birch Creek
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.77789, 63.55929
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.52M
    Length 45.72M

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN CUTS PHYLLITIC UNIT OF BIRCH CREEK SCHIST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kantishna

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADGGS RI 83-12, P.22

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL,(CAVED BY 1931), AND OPEN CUT

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN 1 TO 5 FT THICK; OFFSET FOR A FEW FEET LATERALLY IN 3 PLACES ON THIS SITE; EXCELLENT EXPOSURES
Deposit SEE ALSO: ARKANSAS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-84 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 13-APR-94 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

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