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Rambler

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000746
MRDS ID A011386
Record type Site
Current site name Rambler
Alternate or previous names Golden Eagle Group, Cliff vein
Related records 10258650

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -143.00867, 62.38275 (WGS84)
Relative position Best location: Lowe and others, 1982, USGS GQ-1566, loc. M2; 1/2 mi. N. of Nabesna mine, on N. side of Swede Gulch. Accurate within 100 ft. radius

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nabesna B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Nabesna SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nabesna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Material = marcasite in thin section

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Marcasite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Pyrrhotite alters to marcasite along limonite-stained fractures

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 62
USGS model code 18d
Deposit model name Skarn Fe

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Nabesna Limestone
    Rock description Nabesna Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -143.00867, 62.38275
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Massive gold-bearing pyrrhotite and pyrite in recrystallized Triassic limestone near contact with small granodiorite stock of Cretaceous age. Sulfide body is 52 ft by 19 ft by 34 ft and consists of about 75% pyrrhotite in coarse crystals up to 2 in in diameter.
  • Age = Cretaceous

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Chisana

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = Possibly some minor production

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Average Au value of 14 samples was about 0.91 oz./t (reported as 32.00 dollars in Au); high value was 2.42 oz./t (reported as 85.00 dollars in Au, Au at 35.00/fine oz.) in USGS Bull. 933, p. 185. Surface and underground workings.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Lowe, P.C., and others, 1982, Geologic map of the Nabesna B-5 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1566, scale 1:63,360.

  • Deposit

    Moffit, F.H., 1943, Geology of the Nutzotin Mountains, Alaska, with a section on the igneous rocks, by R. C. Wayland, and Gold deposits near Nabesna, by R. C. Wayland, 1943: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 933-B, p. 103-199.

  • Deposit

    Richter, D.H., Singer, D.A., and Cox, D.P., 1975, Mineral resources map of the Nabesna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-655-K, scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Wayland, 1943, USGS B 933B, p. 184-185

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Lode: massive sulfide, contact metasomatic
Deposit Other Comments = See Nabesna mine, NB022

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-JAN-1997 Leonard, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 24-JAN-1997 Elliott, R.L. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 24-JAN-1997 Nokleberg, W.J.. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 24-JAN-1997 Richter, D.H. U.S. Geological Survey

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