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Lena and Silver Wire Prospects

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093968
MRDS ID A011228
Record type Site
Current site name Lena and Silver Wire Prospects
Related records 10112624

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.70983, 63.58013 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Denali C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Denali NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount McKinley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Denali National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • PLOTTED FROM USGS BULL 849-F, PLATE 28; DATA FOR LENA AND SILVER WIRE COMBINED AS THEY ARE ADJOINING CLAIMS ON THE SAME VEIN 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
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NATIVE GOLD AND SILVER REPORTED SPECIFICALLY FROM LENA CLAIM

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Silver Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Secondary Cu Minerals Reported

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.5 OZ/TON AU, HIGH AU+AG+PB VALUES REPORTED, USGS BULL 849-F, P. 375

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Birch Creek
    Rock description Birch Creek
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.70983, 63.58013
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60 E TO N 70 E
    Dip 80 SE
    Thickness 1.52M
    Length 15.24M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SCHISTOSITY IN BIRCH CREEK TERRANE STRIKES N 60 TO 70 E AND DIPS STEEPLY N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kantishna

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ADGGS RI83-12, P.22

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN 2 TO 5 FT THICK; LOCALLY, AS MUCH AS 1/3 OF VEIN IS GALENA; AT SILVER WIRE MINERALIZATION IS DISCONTINUOUS ALONG STRIKE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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