| Deposit ID | 10100934 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010162 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Valparaiso Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Dolomi Gold Mines Co., Claims: Jesse, Lakeside, Paul, Pauline |
| Related records | 10282837 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -132.09289, 55.14612 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Craig A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Craig SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)
Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tongass National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLES TAKEN FROM DUMP IN 1930'S RAN $5.50-$42.07/TON AU. RICHER ORE MINED EARLIER RAN $200-$250/TON AU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -132.09289, 55.14612 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | At Surface Ore Altered To Malachite, Azurite, Limonite. |
| Strike | N55W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30-50 NE |
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| Year of last production | 1933 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010162 |
USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1, P.82-84.
USGS BULL 259, P.65.
USGS BULL 314, P.62.
USGS BULL 347, P.173-174.
USGS BULL 592, P.80-81.
USGS BULL 1246 P.1747
ADGGS SPECIAL REPORT 1, P.24-26.
USGS OF 78-869, P.214-215.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEVERAL VEINS, UP TO 12 FEET THICK. WALLROCK IS ALSO MINERALIZED. VEINS ARE MOSTLY QUARTZ, THOUGH SOME ARE MASSIVE SULFIDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1983 | Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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