| Deposit ID | 10000631 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011244 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pennsylvania Claim |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 0.96 TO 1.6 OZ AU AND 0.2 TO 1.6 OZ AG PER TON, DAVIS, 1923, P.130 |
|---|
| 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 |
| Name | PENNSYLVANIA VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | }N 65 E}N 50 E |
| Dip | }DIPS 85 S}60 S |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Name | KEYSTONE VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | }N 65 E}N 50 E |
| Dip | }DIPS 85 S}60 S |
| 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 | A011244 |
USGS BULL 687, P. 102-103
USGS BULL 836, P. 331-332
USGS BULL 849-F, P. 357, 370
ADGGS OFR 98, P. 32
USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 44 LOC. 9
USBM OFR 24-78, P. 4-26
ADGGS RI 83-12, P. 20
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DATA COMBINED FOR THIS CLAIM AND KEYSTONE; SEE ALSO: KEYSTONE; RELATED: BANJO; NEARBY PITTSBURG VEIN LOCATED AT 1QT 63 32 45 AND LONG 150 54 55 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | TWO PRINCIPAL VEINS INTERSECT ON PENNSYLVANIA CLAIM; PENNSYLVANIA VEIN STRIKES N 65 E AND CLIPS 85 S, KEYSTONE VEIN STRIKES N 50 E, DIPS 60 S AND IS 3 TO 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 | |
| Editor | 14-APR-1995 | Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) | U.S. Geological Survey | PUT DIMENSION DATA INTO THE ORE BODY FIELDS FROM THE DEPOSIT COMMENTS FIELD. |
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