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Pinochle

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233986
MRDS ID A011476
MAS/MILS ID 0020860052
Record type Site
Current site name Pinochle
Related records 10000824

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -146.13085, 61.2015 (WGS84)
Elevation 1003
Location accuracy 100(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

Valdez A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 008 S 005 W 04 NWNWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -146.13085, 61.2015
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 90E
    Width 0.5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    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 N45W:90E
    Date of Last Modification 881220

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings consist of a short adit, a 35.1 m. cross-cut, a 3.1 m. shaft, and some stripping. Workings caved.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-114

  • Deposit

    B622j pp. 153, 161-162

  • Deposit

    B642g p. 143

  • Deposit

    B662h p. 190

  • Deposit

    MF438

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 66-68.

  • Deposit

    OF79-1241 167 pp.

  • Deposit

    MR32

  • Deposit

    B1139 363 pp.

  • Deposit

    BMOF69-73

  • Deposit

    OF80-892B

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality V-6).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-88 Mirl-Rdc 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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Authoritative Alaska resources

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