The Unnamed On Le Conte Bay is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed On Le Conte Bay MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed On Le Conte Bay
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Petersburg
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: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEE DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION COMMENTS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Workings): GOLD VEINS WERE REPORTED IN THE SCHIST BELT PRIOR TO 1923 (BUDDINGTON, 1923) BUT WITHOUT SPECIFIC DETAILS AND THERE IS NO MORE RECENT INDICATION OF ANY DEPOSITS IN THE VICINITY NOR ANY LODE CLAIMS STAKED IN THE VICINITY OF LE CONTE BAY.
Comment (Production): NONE
Comment (Deposit): GOLD VEINS WERE REPORTED IN THE SCHIST BELT PRIOR TO 1923 (BUDDINGTON, 1923) BUT WITHOUT SPECIFIC DETAILS AND THERE IS NO MORE RECENT INDICATION OF ANY DEPOSITS IN THE VICINITY NOR ANY LODE CLAIMS STAKED IN THE VICINITY OF LE CONTE BAY.
Comment (Location): RUMOR OF GOLD VEINS IN THE SCHIST BELT OF LE CONTE BAY WERE CITED BY BUDDINGTON (1923). BUT NO RECORD THAT ANY LODE CLAIMS HAVE EVER BEEN STAKED IN LE CONTE BAY NOR MORE RECENT CONFIRMATION OF ANY GOLD VEINS IN THE VICINITY. COORDINATE CITED ABOVE WERE CHOSEN ARBITRARILY IN ABOUT THE CENTER OF LE CONTE BAY. LOCALITY 21 OF GRYBECK, BERG, AND KARL (1984).
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E. H., 1972, Summary of mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Petersburg Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-870, 53 p.
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): Buddington, A. F., 1923, Mineral deposits of the Wrangell district; U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 739, p. 51-75.
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