Polson and Ickis Group

The Polson and Ickis Group is a gold and copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Polson and Ickis Group
Secondary: Prospect: Veta
Secondary: Wano
Secondary: Polson and Ickis
Secondary: Claims: Apex
Secondary: Astor
Secondary: Daly-West
Secondary: Hillside

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: REE

Location

State: Alaska
District: Ketchikan District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Feldspars In Country Rock Are Largely Weathered To Clay Minerals

Rocks

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.02-0.58 OZ/TON AU WITH AVERAGES OF 2% CU AND 0.4 OZ/TON AU.
Analytical Data: ASSAYS RANGE FROM 0.4%-5.7% CU

Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Xenotime
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): AT LEAST 4 SEPARATE FAULT ZONES CONTAIN DISCONTINUOUS VEINS UP TO 1 FOOT THICK MUCH BRECCIA AND GOUGE PRESENT. XENOTIME IS A MINOR ACCESSORY MINERAL IN COUNTRY ROCK

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS AND SOME OPENCUTS

Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR VETA PROSPECT; OTHER SITES ARE LOCATED TO THE NW LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 78-863, P.21-22

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 1154, P.55, 94-98

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 662, P.66-67

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