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Wetzier Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000836
MRDS ID A011489
Record type Site
Current site name Wetzier Mine
Alternate or previous names Quail Group
Related records 10282436

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -145.43866, 61.37601 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valdez B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • BEST LOCATION: USGS BULL 866, PLATE 1

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result NO DATA ON TENOR

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Valdez Group
    Rock description Valdez Group;Valdez Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -145.43866, 61.37601
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 5 W
    Dip 60 E
    Thickness 0.46M
    Length 91.44M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Control; Mineralized Veins Follow Joints That Trend N, Dip E Steeply

Comments on the geologic information

  • CLEAVAGE IN SCHISTOSE GRAYWACKE STRIKES N 75 W, DIPS 50 S; COUNTRY ROCK CUT BY JOINT SET WITH N S W STRIKE, NEAR VERTICAL. GRAYWACKE AND SLATE, FOLDED, SHEARED AND INTRUDED BY DIORITE PORPHYRY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tonsina

Comments on the production information

  • 3 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED TO TACOMA SMELTER IN 1914; NO OTHER DATA

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY OPEN CUTS AND ABOUT 200 FT OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS; AARRASTRE ON PROPERTY

Comments on development

  • 10 CLAIMS LOCATED AS QUAIL GROUP IN 1917; CLAIMS RELOCATED IN 1959AS WETZLER GROUP; ASSESSMENT WORK REPORTED AT LEAST THROUGH 1971

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 EN ECHELON VEINS, EACH ABOUT 1 FT THICK, CONTAIN FREE GOLD, CHALCOPYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE, GALENA AND SPHALERITE; VEINS ARE CUT OFF OR OFFSET BY DIORITE PORPHYRY DIKE
Deposit SEE ALSO: TELLURIDE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1985 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 14-APR-1994 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey PARSED OUT HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK TYPES, AGES, UNIT NAMES, AND UNIT AGES.
Editor 14-APR-1995 Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) U.S. Geological Survey PUT DIMENSION DATA INTO THE WORKINGS FIELDS FROM THE COMMENTS FIELD.

Beyond USGS

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