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Matson's Ledge

Prospect 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003560
MRDS ID A106318
Record type Site
Current site name Matson's Ledge

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -153.81551, 57.44939 (WGS84)
Relative position This prospect is located on the east side of Amook Bay approximately 1/2 mile south of the Amok Gold Mine (KD001) in sec. 32, T. 31 S., R. 28 W., of the Seward Meridian (Martin, 1913, locality 8; MacKevett and Holloway, 1977, locality 2). Site location is accurate to within 1/4 mile.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kodiak Island(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kodiak B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Kodiak SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kodiak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kodiak-Afognak Islands(hydrologic unit)

Kodiak-Shelikof(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 274
USGS model code 36a.1
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein, Chugach-type
Mark3 model number 26

Nearby scientific data

(1) -153.81551, 57.44939
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This prospect consists of a 6- to 10-inch-thick quartz vein that strikes northwest, dips southwest, and cuts Cretaceous metasedimentary rock. A short adit and several open cuts were the only developments in 1912.
  • Age = Cretaceous or younger

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Kodiak

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = In 1912 this prospect was developed by a short adit and several open cuts. No information is available on development or production since that time.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Martin, G.C., 1913, Mineral deposits of Kodiak and neighboring islands, in Brooks, A.H., and others, Mineral resources of Alaska, 1912: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 542, p. 125-136.

  • Deposit

    Capps, S.R., 1937, Kodiak and adjacent islands, Alaska, in Smith, P.S. and others, Mineral resources of Alaska, 1934: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 880, p. 111-184, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Afognak, Karluk, Kodiak, and Trinity Islands quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-860, 49 p.

  • Deposit

    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.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Martin, 1913

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Chugach-type low-sulfide gold-quartz veins (Bliss, 1992; model 36a.1), turbidite-hosted gold vein.
Deposit Other Comments = Site is on land conveyed to the Koniag Corporation.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-SEP-1998 S.H. Pilcher U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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