Unnamed On Found Island

The Unnamed On Found Island is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed On Found Island

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Petersburg

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Form: SEE DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION COMMENTS

Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): COORDINATES ARE AT THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF A SINGLE LODE CLAIM ON FOUND ISLAND AT THE SOUTH ENTRANCE TO ZIMOVIA STRAIT; STAKED FOR GOLD IN 1962 AND ACTIVE THROUGH AT LEAST 1977 (U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1980).

Comment (Deposit): A SINGLE LODE CLAIM WAS STAKED FOR GOLD IN 1962 AND WAS ACTIVE THROUGH AT LEAST 1997 (U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1980). ROCKS IN THE VICINITY CONSIST OF CRETACEOUS SCHIST AND HORNFELS AND CRETACEOUS TONALITE AND RELATED INTERMEDIATE PLUTONIC ROCKS (BREW AND OTHERS, 1984).

Comment (Workings): A SINGLE LODE CLAIM WAS STAKED FOR GOLD IN 1962 AND WAS ACTIVE THROUGH AT LEAST 1997 (U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1980).

References

Reference (Deposit): Grybeck, D. J., Berg, H. C., and Karl, S. M., 1984, Map and description of the mineral deposits in the Petersburg and eastern Port Alexander quadrangles: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-837, 86 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1980, Claim map, Petersburg quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Map No. 117, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Brew, D. A., Ovenshine, A. T., Karl, S. M., and Hunt, S. J., 1984, Preliminary reconnaissance geologic map of the Petersburg and parts of the Port Alexander and Sumdum 1:250,000 quadrangles, southeastern Alaska: U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-405, 43 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

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