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Etna Gold Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002331
MRDS ID A013244
Record type Site
Current site name Etna Gold Prospect
Related records 10282698

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -136.30371, 57.90943 (WGS84)
Elevation 15
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ON S SHORE OF STAG BAY, 2.3 MI FROM ENTRACE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka D-7 NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sitka NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka W OE(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-467, LOC. 8; USGS B 1058-E, PLATE 12. LOCATION IS ADIT SHOWN ON USGS B 1058-E, PLATE 12. WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS THE SAME AS MF-467, LOC. 8 IS UNCERTAIN, BUT IS WITHIN 0.3 MI. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • "MEDIUM GOLD CONTENT" ACCORDING TO USGS B 773, P. 124-VERY SPECIFIC!

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -136.30371, 57.90943
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 45.72M
    Width 0.46M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1923
Discoverer J.H. Cann

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • 150 FT. OF SURFACE STRIPPING. ADIT SHOWN ON LOCATION IN USGS B 1058-E, PLATE 12 GEOLOGIC MAP, BUT NO INFORMATION GIVEN.

Comments on development

  • 5 LODE CLAIMS STAKED BY J.H. CANN IN 1923.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS B 773, P. 124 (1925)

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-467, LOC. 8 (1972)

  • Deposit

    USGS B 1058-E, PLATE 12, (1959)

  • Deposit

    USGS OF 78-450, P. 41 (1978)

  • Other Database

    BAG-MF-467-8

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN IN DIORITE STOCK AVERAGES 16-18 IN. WIDE AND IS EXPOSED FOR 150 FT. BY STRIPPING. VEIN CARRIES "MEDIUM GOLD CONTENT".

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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