| Deposit ID | 10002296 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A013201 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Apollo Consolidated Gold Mine |
| Related records | 10234154 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -160.56463, 55.19034 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 30 |
| Relative position | 2.3 MI. W OF UNGA |
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 |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Orthoclase | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | MAIN ORE BODY AVERAGED ABOUT 0.4 OZ/TON AU-USGS OF 80-909 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| (1) | -160.56463, 55.19034 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1891 |
| Year of first production | 1891 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 243.84M |
| Overall length | 1828.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013201 |
USGS MF-443, LOC. 6 (1972)
USGS OF 80-909, P. 39 (1980)
USGS B 379, P. 149-150 (1909)
ADGGS SR 33, P. 17, 18 (1983)
ADGGS SR 39, P. 49-50 (1986)
BAG-MF-443-6
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RETICULATED NETWORK OF MINERALIZED FRACTURES IN INTENSELY ALTERED (PROPYLITIZED) TERTIARY ANDESITE AND DACITE CONTAINING FREE GOLD, PYRITE, GALENA, SPHALERITE, CHALCOPYRITE, AND NATIVE COPPER IN GANGUE OF QUARTZ AND SUBORDINATE CALCITE AND ORTHOCLASE. ORE BODY STRIKES N 20 DEGREES E, AND IS 5-40 FT. WIDE. ORE BODY FORMS SHOOT THAT PITCHES NORTHWARD TO A DEPTH OF 800 FT., AND COMES TO THE SURFACE AT 600 FT. ELEVATION TO THE SOUTH. COUNTRY ROCK IS MINERALIZED TO A CERTAIN EXTENT ON EITHER SIDE OF MAIN ORE BODY. MAIN SHOOT HAS BEEN MINED OUT. |
| Deposit | 15 PATENTED LODE CLAIMS, 1 PATENTED MILL CLAIM, 19 UNPATENTED LODE CLAIMS PURCHASED BY ALASKA APOLLO GOLD MINES, LTD. IN 1986, INCLUDING APOLLO, SITKA, AND SHUMAGIN MINES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1987 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 02-SEP-1994 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED OUT HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK TYPES, AGES, UNIT NAMES, AND UNIT AGES. |
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