Pmrgx-16

The Pmrgx-16 is a zinc and antimony mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Pmrgx-16

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Arsenic
Secondary: Barium-Barite

Location

State: Alaska
District: Alaska Peninsula

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericite alteration is present in an altered zone within sandstone and siltstone.

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = the site is located on land selected by the Aleut Corporation.

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Wilson and others (1988) describe this occurrence as a vertical, sericitically altered, zone containing abundant sulfides in volcaniclastic sandstone and siltstone (Wilson and others, 1988). The sedimentary rocks probably are part of the Paleocene to Eocene Tolstoi Formation (Wilson and others, 1995). Amygdaloidal andesite flows are also present in the area. One sample collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the mid-1980's was reported to be anomalous in antimony, arsenic, barium, and zinc (Wilson and others, 1988).

Comment (Geology): Age = Tertiary.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Wilson and others, 1988

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Rock sample 83AWs91, collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in the mid-1980s, is reported to be anomalous in antimony, arsenic, barium, and zinc (Wilson and others, 1988).

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

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): 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.

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.

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