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Sulphide Gulch Placer Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000874
MRDS ID A011527
Record type Site
Current site name Sulphide Gulch Placer Occurrence
Related records 10160982

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -146.04754, 61.01904 (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 A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • POSITION APPROXIMATED FROM USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 65 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :49?

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyroxene Gangue
Scheelite Gangue
Zircon Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.25 TO 0.35 MG AU (5 TO 8 COLORS) PER DOUBLE PAN, ADGGS GR15, P. 13

Nearby scientific data

(1) -146.04754, 61.01904
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • AREA UNDERLAIN BY VALDEZ GROUP METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS ; MAJOR.UNITS: AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF CRETACEOUS VALDEZ GROUP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Port Valdez

Comments on the workings information

  • NOT MINED

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED BY ADGGS IN 1964

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PANNED CONCENTRATE SAMPLES CONTAINED COLORS OF GOLD, CHALCOPYRITE AND A TRACE OF SCHEELITE
Deposit SEE ALSO: LOWE RIVER ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1985 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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