Summit Mountain

The Summit Mountain 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

Name: Summit Mountain  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 61.06, -149.10000

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Summit Mountain MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Summit Mountain


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Alaska
District: Anchorage


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein, Chugach-type


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The intrusive rocks have undergone argillic alteration.


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Limited surface work reported in the summer of 1931 (Park, 1933).

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Park, 1933

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = According to Park (1933), Late Cretaceous Valdez Group argillite and graywacke are intruded and distorted by an irregular masses of argillically altered quartz diorite. A thin auriferous quartz vein strikes N 30 W, and dips 60 W. Rich float (presumably, in gold) reported just below the outcrop.

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = See also: Bahrenberg - ARDF number AN110.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Chugach-type low-sulfide Au-quartz veins (Bliss, 1992; model 36a.1)

Comment (Geology): Age = Tertiary or younger; veins cut both Late Cretaceous Valdez Group rocks and Teriary intrusive rocks.


References

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials in the Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1095, 184 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-409, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Park, F.C., 1933, The Girdwood District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 849-G, p. 381-424.

Reference (Deposit): Clark, S.H.B., and Yount, M.E., 1972, Reconnaissance geologic map and geochemical analyses of stream-sediment and rock samples of the Anchorage A-6 Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 351, 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360.


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