| Deposit ID | 10001283 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012013 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Treasury Hill Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Spaulding Prospect, Auk Group, Gold Knob, Shooting Star |
| Related records | 10112374 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -134.67008, 58.41725 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juneau(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Juneau B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Juneau SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lynn Canal(hydrologic unit)
Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tongass National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Albite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | APPARENTLY BARREN VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS UP TO 4 PPM AU, ALTERED DIKE ROCK CONTAINS ABOUT 1-2 PPM AU, USGS OFR 85-717, P. 153 |
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| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Treadwell Slate;Treadwell Slate;Treadwell Slate |
| Rock description | Treadwell Slate;Treadwell Slate;Treadwell Slate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro |
| (1) | -134.67008, 58.41725 |
|---|
| Length | 243.84M |
|---|---|
| Width | 15.24M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1908 |
| District name | Juneau/Auke Bay |
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| Ownership category | State |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012013 |
USGS BULL 502, P. 55-58
USGS OFR 84-572, P. 169, NO. 72
USGS OFR 85-717, P. 153
BAG-OFR-85-717-140
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 50 FT BY 800 FT ZONE ON HANGING WALL OF ALTERED GABBRO DIKE CONTAINS ARSENOPYRITE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS UP TO 1 FT WIDE, VEINLETS OF CALCITE AND ALBITE, AND LOCAL DISSEMINATIONS OF ARSENOPYRITE AND PYRRHOTITE; NEARBY LARGE QUARTZ MASSES CONTAIN FREE GOLD, ARSENOPYRITE AND PYRITE; GALENA REPORTED FROM TREASURY HILL CLAIM; SOME PYRITE DISSEMINATED IN DIKE |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: PETERSON MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1985 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 14-APR-1994 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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