| Deposit ID | 10002294 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A013200 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sitka |
| Alternate or previous names | Sitka Gold Mine |
| Related records | 10137047 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -160.5563, 55.19312 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This mine is located on the southeast part of Unga Island approximately 2,500 feet northwest of the head of Delarof Harbor and 1,200 feet northeast of the Apollo mine (Berg and Cobb, 1967, locality 7; Cobb, 1972 [MF 433], locality 5; MacKevett and Holloway, 1977, locality 5; Nokleberg and others, 1987, locality AP4; Wilson and others, 1988, locality 4). The location site is accurate. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Aleutians East(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Port Moller A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Unga Island(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Port Moller(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cold Bay(hydrologic unit)
Aleutian Islands(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Amethyst | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 151 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25d |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Sado |
| Mark3 model number | 28 |
| Model code | 85 |
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| (1) | -160.5563, 55.19312 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Alaska Peninsula |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013200 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | PM076 |
Martin, G.C., 1905, Gold deposits of the Shumagin Islands, in Brooks A.H., Mineral resources of Alaska in 1904: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 259, p. 100-101.
Atwood, W.W., 1909, Mineral resources of southwest Alaska, in Brooks, A.H., and others, Mineral resources of Alaska in 1908: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 379, 411 p.
Atwood, W.W., 1911, Geology and mineral resources of parts of the Alaska Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 467, 137 p.
Webber, B.S., Moss, J.M., Rutledge, F.A., and Sanford, R.S., 1946, Reconnaissance examinations of parts of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands southwestern Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines, unpublished report of investigations, 40 p. (Unpublished report held by the U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage.)
Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.
Alaska Construction and Oil, 1984, Alaska mining ? Gold Production could redouble, v. 25, no. 3, p. 31.
Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Berg, H.C., Brew, D.A., Grybeck, D.J., Robinson, M.S., Smith, T.E., and Yeend, W., 1987, Significant metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1786, 104 p.
Wilson, F.H., White, W.H., and DuBois, G.D., 1988, Brief descriptions of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in the Port Moller and Stepovak Bay quadrangles, Alaska Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-666, 128 p., scale 1:250,000.
Wilson, F.H., Detterman, R.L., Miller, J. W., and Case, J.E., 1995, Geologic map of the Port Moller, Stepovak Bay, and Simeonof Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series Map I-2272, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Wilson, F.H., White, W.H., Detterman, R.L., and Case, J.E., (1991) 1996, Maps showing the resource assessment of the Port Moller, Stepovak Bay, and Simeonof Island quadrangles, Alaska Peninsula, with a section on Geology of the Pyramid porphyry copper deposit, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, by W.H. White, J.S. Christie, M.R. Wolfhard, and F.H.Wilson, and a section on Description of the Shumagin epithermal gold vein deposit, by W.H. White and L.D. Queen: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2155-F, 46 p., 2 sheets, scales 1:500,000 and 1:250,000...
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
Smith, P.S., 1941, Past lode gold production from Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 917-C, p. 159-212.
Wedow, Helmuth, Jr., White, M.G., and Moxham, R.M., 1952, Interim report on an appraisal of the uranium possibilities of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 52-165, 124 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Sado epithermal gold veins, Polymetallic veins (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 25d; 22c) |
| Deposit | Model Number = 25d; 22c |
| Deposit | Other Comments = the mine is located on private land. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-DEC-2000 | S.H. Pilcher | U.S. Geological Survey |
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