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White Hawk Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Gold
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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 10000645
MRDS ID A011262
Record type Site
Current site name White Hawk Prospect
Related records 10209851

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.94178, 63.5379 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(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

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION APPROXIMATED FROM SKETCH MAP OF QUIGLEY HILL CLAIMS, USGS BULL 849-F, PLATE 29; BUNDTZEN, IN ADGGS OFR 98, GIVES DIFFERENT LOCATION LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • HIGH PB VALVE IN ASSAY MAKES DATA SUSPECT, NO GALENA REPORTED FOR THIS SITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 2.89 OZ AG AND 0.04 OZ AU PER TON
Result 17.0% PB, ADGGS RI 83-12, P. 17

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.94178, 63.5379
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.91M
    Length 152.4M

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN CUTS BIRCH CREEK ROCKS; PART OF KANTISHNA HYDRAULIC FRACTURE SYSTEM

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. 17

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPLORED BY 12 FT SHAFT AND 15 FT DRIFT; CAVED BY 1975

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ SIDERITE VEIN; POORLY EXPOSED
Deposit SEE ALSO: WATER LEVEL, SULPHIDE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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