Rambler Group

The Rambler Group is a lead, copper, silver, and gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Rambler Group

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Kodiak

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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

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: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Chugach-type low-sulfide gold-quartz vein, (Bliss, 1992; model 36a.1), turbidite-hosted gold vein.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Geology): Age = Cretaceous or younger

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = At the time of Roehm's visit the property was developed by a large open cut and a 23-foot adit. Three samples of the vein assayed 0.32 to 1.79 ounce per ton gold and trace to 4.80 ounces per ton silver.

Comment (Production): Production Notes = One ton of ore was milled with a recovered gold value said to be $100.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Roehm, 1936, 131-3

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Site is located within Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = A small flat-lying quartz vein, discovered in 1904, cuts black slate 50 feet above high tide. This vein and another 2500 feet away at an elevation of 1400 feet were staked in 1933. The discovery vein is 3 to 14 inches in thickness, averaging 6 inches, strikes east-west, and dips 10-15 north. It is exposed for 500 feet. The vein contains chalcopyrite, galena, free gold, and pyrite, the gold appearing to be associated with the galena.? At the time of Roehm's visit in 1936 (Roehm, 1936, PE 131-3) a small 2-ton mill was used to process 1 ton of ore. The recovered gold was said to have a value of $100. Three samples collected by Roehm assayed as follows: 1.79 ounce per ton gold and 4.80 ounces per ton silver over 6 inches of vein; 0.32 ounce per ton gold and trace silver over 6 inches of vein; 0.66 ounce per ton gold and 1.20 ounce per ton silver from dump samples.

References

Reference (Deposit): Roehm, J.C., 1936, Preliminary report of Rambler Group, Kodiak Mining District, Kodiak Island, Alaska: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Prospect Evaluation 131-3, 3 p.

Reference (Deposit): Roehm, J.C., 1936, Preliminary report of Ouzinkie Group, Kodiak Mining District, Kodiak Island, Alaska: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Prospect Evaluation 131-2, 4 p. (1 sheet, scale 1 inch=100 feet).

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