The Osceola is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Osceola MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Osceola
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Prince William Sound
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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): Production Notes = No recorded production.
Comment (Geology): Age = Late Cretaceous or younger; the Osceola vein cuts metasedimentary rocks of the Late Cretaceous Valdez Group.
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Information concerning the location and workings of this site is vague.
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = The main tunnel is believed to have been about 400 ft long. In 1917, five men were working the prospect (Johnson, 1919).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Johnson, 1919
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Chugach-type low-sulfide Au-quartz vein ? (Bliss, 1992; model 36a.1 ?)
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Gold believed to be present in Osceola vein (Johnson, 1918). Country rock is metasedimentary rocks of the Late Cretaceous Valdez Group.
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): Johnson, B.L., 1918, Mining on Prince William Sound: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 662-C, p. 183-192.
Reference (Deposit): Johnson, B.L., 1919, Mining on Prince William Sound: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 692-C, p. 143-151.
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