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Gold Bluff

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258171
MRDS ID A003758
MAS/MILS ID 0020860034
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Bluff
Alternate or previous names Shoup Bay, Gold Bluff 1-4, Territory of Alaska, M.S. 950

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -146.57756, 61.12429 (WGS84)
Elevation 21
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valdez A-7 SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 008 S 008 W 36 SESWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -146.57756, 61.12429
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N84E
    Dip 58W
    Width 1M
    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 N84E:58W
    Date of Last Modification 881017

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-076

  • Deposit

    B520h p. 124

  • Deposit

    B542c p. 35

  • Deposit

    B622j p. 182

  • Deposit

    MF438

  • Deposit

    IC7379 89 pp.

  • Deposit

    OF79-1241 167 pp.

  • Deposit

    MR32

  • Deposit

    OF82-1029 33 pp.

  • Deposit

    B1139 363 pp.

  • Deposit

    BMOF69-73

  • Deposit

    OF80-892B

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218 pp., (locality C-49).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AT LEAST TWO SHIPMENTS OF ORE MADE CA. 1914 (B 622). M.S. 950 ISSUED 1915 ON 22.01 ACRES. PAT. 490126 (KX 86-76). USGS CRIB A003823 Workings consist of a 61 m.-long adit and a 1.5 m. crosscut.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-OCT-1988 Mirl-Dwb 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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