Charles Frank

The Charles Frank is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Charles Frank

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Homer

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None reported, although Borden and others (1991) report other veins in the Nuka Bay district show carbonization, sulfidization, sericitization, and silicification of the wall rock adjacent to the veins.

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Arsenopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = A 60 foot adit was driven N50W where it intersected the vein. A total of 51 feet of drift was driven along the vein eight feet to the southwest and 43 feet to the northeast (Pilgrim, 1933). Grab samples from the dump contained 0.04 ppm gold (Richter, 1970).

Comment (Geology): Age = Tertiary; Boden and others (1991) report other veins in the district are about 55 m.y. old.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Production): Production Notes = An unknown amount of gold was produced between 1931 and 1933 (Pilgrim, 1933).

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Low-sulfide, Au-quartz vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a)

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = These prospects are within the Kenai Fjords National Park which is closed to mineral entry.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Richter, 1970; Pilgrim, 1931

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The prospect consists of two quartz-arsenopyrite veins that cut Cretaceous Valdez Group black slate (Richter, 1970). Pilgrim (1933), describes the vein as being 8 to 14 inches wide, it trends N53E and dips 79N. Near the caved portal the black slate strikes N25E and dips 35W. A 60 foot adit was driven N50W where it intersected the vein. A total of 51 feet of drift was driven along the vein eight feet to the southwest and 43 feet to the northeast (Pilgrim, 1933). Grab samples from the dump contained 0.04 ppm gold (Richter, 1970).

References

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic minerals resources map of the Seldovia quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-397, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than minerals fuels and construction materials) in the Seldovia quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 80-87, 47 p.

Reference (Deposit): Richter, D.H., 1970, Geology and lode-gold deposits of the Nuka Bay area, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 625-B, p. Bl-B16.

Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the eastern part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-A, 99 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.

Reference (Deposit): Borden, J.C., Goldfarb, R.J., Gent, C.A., Burruss, R.C., and Roushey, B.H., 1992 Geochemistry of lode-gold deposits, Nuka Bay district, southern Kenai Peninsula: Geologic studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1991: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2041, p. 13-21.

Reference (Deposit): Pilgrim, E.R., 1933, Progress of lode mining in interior Alaska, 1932: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 194, 11 p.

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