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Alley

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308349
Record type Site
Current site name Alley

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -151.73254, 59.32946 (WGS84)
Relative position The occurrence is located on the southwest side of Hill 2402 overlooking Port Graham in section 1, T. 10 S., R. 15 W., of the Seward Meridian. This location is accurate to within half a mile.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seldovia B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Seldovia SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seldovia C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic unit)

Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Port Graham Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) None reported.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -151.73254, 59.32946
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Thin quartz veinlets with in fractured cherts of the Triassic Kamishak Formation. One sample is reported to assay $6.00 a ton gold with gold selling for $20.67 per ounce (Martin and others, 1915).
  • Age = Triassic or younger; veinlets cut Triassic sedimentary rocks.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Homer

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Reserves = None reported.

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Martin and others (1915) report a single sample that assayed $6.00 in gold per ton at $20.67 per ounce gold.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Cobb, 1979 (OFR 80-87)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Insufficient data to classify

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-MAR-99 Jeff A. Huber U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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