The Boat Harbor is a zinc, copper, gold, and silver 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 51.85083, -176.64833
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Boat Harbor MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boat Harbor
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Mercury
Location
State: Alaska
District: Aleutians
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification and epidote replacement of country rocks.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Azurite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Sampling of the vein during brief U.S. Geological Survey field work in 1993 yielded 100 ppb Au, 0.12 ppm Hg, 14 ppm Ag, 4,700 ppm Cu, 3,700 ppm Zn and 110 ppm Pb (sample 93 AWs 16). A mineralized sample of the volcanic breccia yielded 50 ppb Au, 11 ppm Ag, 4,700 ppm Cu, and 4,000 ppm Zn (sample 93 AWs 16b).
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Polymetallic vein
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Volcanic breccias of the Finger Bay Volcanics are cut by a shear or fault zone, exposed in quarry. Zone is filled by quartz vein carrying abundant sulfide minerals, including chalcopyrite. Malachite/azurite staining coasts surrounding rocks. Epidote veins and segregations are common in vicinity of vein -- one float boulder of epidote was 30 cm in diameter.
Comment (Geology): Age = Tertiary
References
Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED DATA U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1994
Reference (Deposit): Unpublished data, U.S. Geological Survey, 1994
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