Pmrgx-17

The Pmrgx-17 is a lead, zinc, and gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Pmrgx-17

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Arsenic

Location

State: Alaska
District: Alaska Peninsula

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The volcanic rocks here exhibit argillic alteration.

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Christie, 1974

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = the site is located on land selected or patented by, or interim-conveyed to, the Aleut Corporation.

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = An Aleut-Quintana-Duval joint venture briefly mapped and took silt samples in this area in 1974. One sample contained 0.34 ppm gold. Samples 83AYb554, and 557-558 collected during U.S. Geological Survey studies in the mid-1980s were reported to be anomalous in arsenic, barium, lead, and zinc (Wilson and others, 1988).

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This occurrence is a 3,000- by 5,000-foot color anomaly (Christie, 1974). The country rocks in the area of the anomaly are volcanic breccias and agglomerates underlain by arkosic and argillaceous sedimentary rock. The volcanic rock, mapped as Miocene (Wilson and others, 1995), is interpreted by Christie to be a vent complex containing sulfides that may be related to fumarolic activity. The rocks exhibit argillic alteration. A silt sample collected by an Aleut-Quintana-Duval joint venture in 1974 contained 0.34 ppm gold. Three samples collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the mid-1980's were reported to be anomalous in arsenic, barium, gold, lead, and zinc (Wilson and others, 1988).

Comment (Geology): Age = Miocene or younger.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Angeloni, L.M., Wilson, F.H., and Sutlet, S., 1985, Map and tables showing preliminary rock geochemical data, Port Moller, Stepovak Bay, and Simeonof Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-470, 179 p., 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Wilson, F.H., Detterman, R.L., Miller, J. W., and Case, J.E., 1995, Geologic map of the Port Moller, Stepovak Bay, and Simeonof Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series Map I-2272, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Christie, J.S., 1974, Aleut-Quintana-Duval 1974 joint venture, final report: Unpublished Quintana Minerals Corporation report, 24 p., 3 appendices, 2 maps. (Report held by the Aleut Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska.)

Reference (Deposit): Wilson, F.H., White, W.H., and DuBois, G.D., 1988, Brief descriptions of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in the Port Moller and Stepovak Bay quadrangles, Alaska Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-666, 128 p., scale 1:250,000.

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