Unnamed Near Devilfish Bay

The Unnamed Near Devilfish Bay is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Near Devilfish Bay

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Ketchikan

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

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 (Workings): TWO LARGE OVERLAPPING CLAIM BLOCKS STAKED IN AREA. BLOCK OF NINE CLAIMS STAKED IN 1969 BUT APPARENTLY NOT ACTIVE SINCE. BLOCK OF 54 CLAIMS FOR UNSTATED COMMODITIES STAKED IN 1978 AND ACTIVE THROUGH AT LEAST 1981 (U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1980). NO OTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, BUT SEE PE052 FOR A PROSPECT WITHIN THE CLAIM BLOCKS.

Comment (Deposit): TWO LARGE OVERLAPPING CLAIM BLOCKS STAKED IN AREA. BLOCK OF NINE CLAIMS STAKED IN 1969 BUT APPARENTLY NOT ACTIVE SINCE. BLOCK OF 54 CLAIMS FOR UNSTATED COMMODITIES STAKED IN 1978 AND ACTIVE THROUGH AT LEAST 1981 (U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1980). NO OTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, BUT SEE PE052 FOR A PROSPECT WITHIN THE SITE. THE GEOLOGY OF THE AREA IS DOMINATED BY THE CONTACT OF CRETACEOUS QUARTZ MONZONITE PLUTON WITH CRETACEOUS HORNFELS FORMED FROM GRAYWACKE OF THE SILURIAN BAY OF PILLARS FORMATION (BREW AND OTHERS, 1984).

Comment (Location): COORDINATES FOR APPROXIMATE CENTER OF TWO LARGE, OVERLAPPING CLAIM BLOCKS THAT TOTAL 63 CLAIMS; ACTIVE FROM AT LEAST 1969 TO 1981 (U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1980). GENERAL LOCATION IS SOUTH OF DEVILFISH BAY, NORTHEASTERN KOSCIUSKO ISLAND. LOCALITY 55 OF GRYBECK, BERG, AND KARL (1984).

Comment (Production): NONE

Comment (Exploration): Status = Probably inactive

References

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.

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.

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