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Kavanaugh and Boon

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185393
MRDS ID A002924
MAS/MILS ID 0020950058
Record type Site
Current site name Kavanaugh and Boon
Alternate or previous names Esther Group

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -148.13928, 60.82126 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seward D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Seward NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 009 N 007 E 36 SESWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -148.13928, 60.82126
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E
    Dip 85W
    Width 1.6M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N40E:85W
    Date of Last Modification 880427

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner H. C. Kavanaugh And August Boon
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1911
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mr. And Mrs. William Harris
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1914
  • Type Operator
    Owner D. J. Mcrae
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1938

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AU OCCURS IN IRREGULAR QUARTZ STRINGERS IN GRAYWACKE. 5 FT. ADIT. A SHIPMENT OF ORE WAS MADE PRIOR TO 1913. Workings consist of an 2.4 m.-long adit.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-APR-88 AHC U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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