Unnamed (near Devilfish Bay)

The Unnamed (near Devilfish Bay) is a gold mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Unnamed (near Devilfish Bay)

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 56.074, -133.36700

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Unnamed (near Devilfish Bay) MRDS details

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Grybeck, Berg, and Karl, 1984

Comment (Reserve-Resource): Reserves = None

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = 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 (Geology): Geologic Description = 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 (Production): Production Notes = 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 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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