Sulphide Gulch Placer Occurrence

The Sulphide Gulch Placer Occurrence is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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: Sulphide Gulch Placer Occurrence

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska
District: Port Valdez

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
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

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.25 TO 0.35 MG AU (5 TO 8 COLORS) PER DOUBLE PAN, ADGGS GR15, P. 13

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Scheelite
Gangue: Pyroxene
Gangue: Zircon

Comments

Comment (Location): POSITION APPROXIMATED FROM USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 65 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :49?

Comment (Development): EXPLORED BY ADGGS IN 1964

Comment (Deposit): PANNED CONCENTRATE SAMPLES CONTAINED COLORS OF GOLD, CHALCOPYRITE AND A TRACE OF SCHEELITE

Comment (Workings): NOT MINED

Comment (Geology): AREA UNDERLAIN BY VALDEZ GROUP METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS ; MAJOR.UNITS: AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF CRETACEOUS VALDEZ GROUP

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: LOWE RIVER ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GR 15, P. 12-14

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-438, LOC. 79

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 65

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-80-892B-65

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