Apollo Mine

The Apollo Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Apollo Mine
Secondary: Apollo Consolidated
Secondary: Alaska Apollo
Secondary: Sitka

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Discovery Year: 1875
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: North Plunging Shoot

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitized

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.3 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: 0.3 OZ AU/TON
Analytical Data: 0.6% CU
Analytical Data: 1% PB
Analytical Data: ASSAYS OF VEIN INTERCEPTS IN 10 RECENT DRILL HOLES SHOW UP TO 14% ZN

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE SITKA MINE IS INCLUDED HERE UNDER APOLLO BECAUSE OF PROXIMITY, GEOLOGIC SIMILARITY, COMMON OWNERSHIP, AND CURRENT EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS WHICH COVER BOTH SITES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 5 PERS COMM

Comment (Development): MAJOR OPERATIONS ENDED EARLY 1900'S. SPORADIC MINOR ACTIVITY UNTIL WORLD WAR II. CURRENT (1983) EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

Comment (Deposit): RETICULATED QUARTZ VEINS IN FRACTURED AND ALTERED TERTIARY ANDESITE AND DACITE

Comment (Geology): SMALL TERTIARY GRANITIC PLUTONS IN VICINITY.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 80-909, P. 39.

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA CONSTRUCTION AND OIL, VOL 24, NO 9, P. 28-30.

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 467, P. 21, 125-126.

Reference (Production): USGS OFR 80-909, P. 39.; ALASKA CONSTRUCTION AND OIL, VOL 24, NO 9, P 28. ADGGS SPEC REPT 31, P. 13

Reference (Reserve-Resource): ADGGS SPEC REPT 31, P. 13

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