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Gambier Bay Gold-Copper Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Copper
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002399
MRDS ID A013317
Record type Site
Current site name Gambier Bay Gold-Copper Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -134.12251, 57.49113 (WGS84)
Elevation 396
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 0.6 MI. E OF HILL 2470

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sitka SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Admiralty Island(hydrologic unit)

Central Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Admiralty Island National Monument(National Monument)

National Monument FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Kootznoowoo 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. 71 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
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ASSAYS GIVING SMALL VALUES OF GOLD AND COPPER REPORTED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEVONIAN BRECCIATED LIMESTONE IN DEVONIAN CALCAREOUS SCHIST COUNTRY ROCK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Admiralty

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS ALONG LEDGE OVER STRIKE LENGHT OF 200 FT.

Comments on development

  • BROWN CLAIM STAKED ABOUT OR BEFORE 1900. ONLY DEVELOPMENT WAS SEVERAL OPEN CUTS. NO KNOWN PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LEDGE OPENED BY CUTS OVER STRIKE LENGTH OF 200 FT. BRECCIATED LIMESTONE IN CALCAREOUS SCHIST IS PARTLY REPLACED BY QUARTZ AND SMALL MASSES OF PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE.
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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