Wilson Point

The Wilson Point is a gold and silver mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Wilson Point

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Copper River

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Minor surface sampling (Schrader, 1900). Analyses of recent samples showed <0.03 ppm to 0.05 ppm Au and <0.1 ppm Ag (Jansons and others, 1984).

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Chugach-type low-sulfide Au-quartz veins (Bliss, 1992; Goldfarb and others, 1986)

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Chugach Alaska Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska has control of these lands.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Geology): Age = Tertiary based on the age of the mineralizing event (Goldfarb and others, 1992).

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The Wilson Point prospect is in graywacke and slate of the Tertiary Orca Group (Nelson and others, 1985). Schrader (1900) reported numerous quartz stringers having assay values of 1.25 oz. Au/ton and 3 oz. Ag/ton. Jansons and others (1984) report a four-foot-wide, 20-foot-long quartz-cemented graywacke breccia. Analyses of their samples showed <0.03 ppm to 0.05 ppm Au and <0.1 ppm Ag. However, their site location does not agree with that of earlier reports.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Cobb, 1979 (OF 79-973)

References

Reference (Deposit): Schrader, F.C., 1900, A reconnaissance of a part of Prince William Sound and the Copper River district, Alaska, in 1898: U.S. Geological Survey 20th Annual Report, Part 7, p. 341-423.

Reference (Deposit): Bliss, J.D., 1992, Grade and tonnage model of Chugach-type low-sulfide Au-quartz veins: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2004, p. 44-46.

Reference (Deposit): Jansons, Uldis, Hoekzema, R.B., Kurtak, J.M., and Fechner, S.A., 1984, Mineral occurrences in the Chugach National Forest, Southcentral Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 5-84, 218 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Goldfarb, R.J., Leach, D.L., Miller, M.L., and Pickthorn, W.J., 1986, Geology, metamorphic setting, and genetic constraints of epigenetic lode-gold mineralization within the Cretaceous Valdez Group, south-central Alaska, in Keppie, J.D., Boyle, R.W., and Haynes, S.J., eds., Turbidite-hosted gold deposits: Geological Association of Canada Special Paper 32, p. 87-105.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Cordova quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-392, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Cordova quadragle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report OF 79-973, 73 p.

Reference (Deposit): Goldfarb, R.J., Case, J.E., Plafker, George, and Winkler, G.R., 1992, Maps showing areas of potential for mineral resources in the Cordova and Middleton Island 1 degree x 3 degree quadrangles, southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2190, scale 1:250,000.

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