Wanberg and Boyer

The Wanberg and Boyer is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Wanberg and Boyer

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Kodiak

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

Orebody

Not available

Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Arsenopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Becker, 1898

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This occurrence consists of a 7-inch thick quartz vein that strikes N 55 E, dips 65 southeast , and cuts Cretaceous metasedimentary rocks. The quartz carries some arsenopyrite. There is no information on possible gold content nor any additional information since Becker's 1898 original description.

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

References

Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Kodiak quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-460, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Afognak, Karluk, Kodiak, and Trinity Islands quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-860, 49 p.

Reference (Deposit): Capps, S.R., 1937, Kodiak and adjacent islands, Alaska, in Smith, P.S. and others, Mineral resources of Alaska, 1934: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 880, p. 111-184, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.

Reference (Deposit): Martin, G.C., 1913, Mineral deposits of Kodiak and neighboring islands, in Brooks, A.H., and others, Mineral resources of Alaska, 1912: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 542, p. 125-136.

Reference (Deposit): Becker, G.F., 1898, Reconnaissance of some gold fields of southern Alaska with some notes on general geology: U.S. Geological Survey 18th annual report, p. 7-86.

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