Unnamed Along Harvey Creek

The Unnamed Along Harvey Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Along Harvey Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Kupreanof

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Form: SEE DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION COMMENTS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): THIS SMALL MINE ON NORTHWESTERN WOEWODSKI ISLAND IS ABOUT 300 YARDS FROM THE SHORELINE ALONG THE TRAIL THAT GOES FROM SALTWATER TO THE HARVEY LAKE FOREST SERVICE CABIN. LOCALITY 34 OF GRYBECK, BERG, AND KARL (1984).

Comment (Workings): OLD PROSPECT ALONG THE CREEK SAID HAVE BEEN WORKED DURING THE DEPRESSION IN THE 1930'S; A SMALL PELTON WHEEL AND HAMMER MILL STILL REMAINED AT THE SITE IN THE EARLY 1980'S.

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION UNCERTAIN BUT PROBABLY A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF GOLD RECOVERED DURING THE 1930'S.

Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL NARROW QUARTZ VEINS WITH RARE DISSEMINATED PYRITE AND ARSENOPYRITE CUT LIGHT GREENISH GRAY, FELSIC METATUFF. SAID TO HAVE BEEN WORKED IN A SMALL WAY DURING THE DEPRESSION IN THE 1930'S (GRYBECK, BERG, AND KARL, 1984).

References

Reference (Deposit): Wright, C. W., 1908, Lode mining in southeastern Alaska, 1907: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 345, p. 78-97.

Reference (Deposit): Buddington, A. F., 1923, Mineral deposits of the Wrangell district; U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 739, p. 51-75.

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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