| Deposit ID | 10002255 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A013158 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Galena |
| Related records | 10112946 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -136.82906, 58.85278 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | The deposit is at an elevation of about 500 feet on the west shore of Reid Inlet, about 1.5 miles south of the mouth of the Inlet. It is in the NE 1/4, section 12, T. 35 S., R. 51 E., of the Copper River Meridian. The location is accurate within 200 feet. The Galena mine is location 25 of Cobb (1972). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Fairweather D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Mount Fairweather NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Glacier Bay(hydrologic unit)
Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Glacier Bay National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -136.82906, 58.85278 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Juneau |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013158 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | MF031 |
Twenhofel, W.S., Reed, J. C., and Gates, G.O., 1949, Some mineral investigations in southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 963-A, p. 1-45.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Brew, D.A., Hawley, C.C., Huff, L.C., and Smith, J.G., 1971, Mineral resources of Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 632, 90 p., 12 plates, scale 1:250,000.
Kimball, A.L., Still, J.C., and Rataj, J.L., 1978, Mineral resources, in Brew, D. A., and others, Mineral resources of the Glacier Bay National Monument wilderness study area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-494, p. C1-C375.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Mount Fairweather quadrangle, AK: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Study Map MF-436, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Low-sulfide gold-quartz vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a). |
| Deposit | Other Comments = Typical Reid Inlet-type vein, pods of high grade ore in a quartz vein. Deposit is in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-APR-99 | Hawley, C.C. | Hawley Resource Group |
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