Malamute Pup Gulch

The Malamute Pup Gulch is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Malamute Pup Gulch

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Chromium

Location

State: Alaska
District: Iditarod

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1926
Year Last Production: 1934
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

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

Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Scheelite
Gangue: Cassiterite
Gangue: Chromite
Gangue: Realgar

Comments

Comment (Workings): SURFACE: HG: 1.76%, SB: .05%, WO3: 1.8%

Comment (Deposit): GOLD IS MAINLY NEAR OR ON BEDROCK. OVERBURDEN IS 35 FT. THICK. MALONEY (1962) REPORTED THAT CONCENTRATES CONTAINED UP TO .34 OZ./TON AU, .84 OZ./TON AG AND SMALL TO TRACE AMOUNTS OF SCHEELITE, FERBERITE, CHROMITE, REALGAR, CINNABAR, AND CASSITERITE.

Comment (Production): PRODUCED 1,907 OZ. AU AND 241 OZ. AG BETWEEN 1922 AND 1952 (MILLER AND OTHERS, 1996)

Comment (Location): USGS MF-363, LOC. 32. 1 MILE NE OF DISCOVERY, 1/2 MILE WEST OF GRANITE CREEK.; 3.5 MILES EAST OF FLAT; ACCURATE WITHIN 1/4 MILE.

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT UNKNOWN. CREEK NOT MARKED ON TOPO MAP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., MILLER, M.L., LAIRD, G.M., AND BULL, K.F., 1992, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF IDITAROD MINING DISTRICT, IDITAROD B-4 AND EASTERN B-5 QUADRANGLES, SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA: ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS PROFESSIONAL REPORT 97, 46 P., 2 SHEET, SCALE 1:63,360.

Reference (Deposit): USBM REPT. INV. 5991, P. 17, 21

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-363-32

Reference (Deposit): MERTIE, J.B., JR., 1936, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE RUBY-KUSKOKWIM REGION, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 864-C, 115-245.

Reference (Deposit): MALONEY, R.P., 1962, TRENCHING AND SAMPLING OF THE RHYOLITE MERCURY PROSPECT, KUSKOKWIM RIVER BASIN, ALASKA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6141, 43 P.

Reference (Deposit): COBB, E.H., COMPILER, 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE IDITAROD QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-363, SCALE 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): COBB, E.H., 1976, SUMMARY OF REFERENCES TO MINERAL OCCURRENCES (OTHER THAN MINERAL FUELS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL) IN THE IDITAROD AND OPHIR QUADRANGLES, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-576, 101 P.

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