Malina Bay

The Malina Bay is a gold and silver mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Malina Bay

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

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: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Information received by Martin (1913, p. 133-134) indicated that a 140-foot-long adit had been driven several years previously; however, there was some uncertainty as to whether the work was done on this prospect.

Comment (Commodity): Ore Material = unknown silver mineral

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Martin, 1913

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The discovery of an auriferous quartz vein at Malina Bay was first reported in 1911( Brooks and others, 1912). The vein is described as being up to 14 feet in width and occurring along a contact between slate and granite and diorite (Martin, 1913, p. 133-134). No additional information on this site has been reported.? the intrusive rocks appear to be part of the Afognak Plutonic Complex of probable Jurassic age. The slate belongs to a schistose belt of Jurassic-age metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks which extends northeast from Kodiak Island.

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = the site is located on land conveyed to Koniag Corporation.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Auriferous quartz vein

Comment (Commodity): Ore Material = unknown silver mineral

References

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): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Afognak quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-470, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Brooks, A.H., 1912, The mining industry in 1911, in Brooks, A.H., and others, Mineral resources of Alaska, report on progress of investigations in 1911: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 520-A, p. 17-44.

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): Connelly, W., and Moore, J., 1979, Geologic map of the northwest side of Kodiak and adjacent islands, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF 1057, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.

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): 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.

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