Sedanka Island; Biorka Prospect, Aleutians Mining District, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Sedanka Island; Biorka Prospect | Prospect |
Aleutians Mining District | Mining District |
Aleutians West Census Area | Census Area |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° 47' 30'' North , 166° 12' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Unalaska | 4,491 (2017) | 23.9km |
Dutch Harbor | 4,376 (2018) | 25.0km |
Akutan | 1,040 (2017) | 47.0km |
Location: Locality is 4 km south of Biorka Village, 0.9 km east of Udamat Bay on Sedanka Island. The locality corresponds to locality 3 of Cobb (1972, MF-446), it is accurate within about 300 m. It is also equivalent in part to anomaly no. 15 of Christie (1974).
Geology: Quartz and ankerite in nearly vertical veins in N 60oW striking fractures in diorite that forms hanging wall of fault that strikes N 80oE and dips 55oS. Richest mineralization near fault; fine-grained greenstone of footwall is barren. Veins contain sphalerite, abundant pyrite, a small amount of chalcopyrite and argentiferous(?) galena, and a small amount of gold. Pyrite also disseminated throughout diorite. Deposit along fault has been exposed for 70 m along strike, with mineralization zone a maximum of 18 m high and averaging more than 13 meters. Ore shoot extends at least 14 m beyond sampled zone, with fault traceable for at least 900 m west, and possibly 3.2 km east of mineralized zone, but no mineralization has been detected outside of the sampled area. Ores deposited at temperature below 138o C (Drewes and others, 1961, p. 658).
Workings: A 70 by 12 m area of tundra overburden was stripped by hydraulic methods and explosives, and 29 channel samples collected along strike of deposit for 75 m during USBM investigations in 1945 (Webber and others, 1946). Average analysis of 29 samples along narrow mineralized zone was 6.8 percent Zn. Average of 19 samples was 9.1 percent Zn, 0.24 percent Pb, 0.45 percent Cu, 0.04 oz/ton Au, 1.4 oz/ton Ag. Benefication tests showed that concentrates contained 0.3 percent Cd. Sampling in 1979 by Resource Associates of Alaska (Butherus, 1979) produced gold values ranging from 200 ppb to 12 ppm (0.348 oz/t). Christie (1974) did not visit the 'zinc' occurrence, however reconnaissance mapping in the area and limited sampling resulted in samples yielding up to 205 ppm copper, 1,000 ppm zinc, 3.1 ppm silver, and 0.34 ppm gold.
Alteration: Christie (1974) reports pervasive development of chlorite and minor sericite and quartz veinlets near diorite.
Commodities (Major) - Au, Ag, Cu, Zn; (Minor) - Cd, Pb
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Polymetallic vein
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225. |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225. |
β Galena Formula: PbS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225. |
β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225. |
β Gold Formula: Au Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225. |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225. |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225. |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Bain, H.F., 1946, Alaska's minerals as a basis for industry: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 7379, 83 p. Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous lode deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p. Butherus, D.L., Gressitt, E.E., Pray, Jim, Corner, N.G., Lindberg, P.A., and Fankhauser, R.E., 1979, Exploration and evaluation of the Aleut Native Corporation Lands 1979: Unpublished Resource Associates of Alaska report prepared for Houston Oil and Minerals Corporation and available from The Aleut Corporation, 69 p., 1 appendix. Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Unalaska quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies MF-446, 1 sheet, scale 1: 250,000. Drewes, Harold, Fraser, G.D., Snyder, G.L., and Barnett, H.F., Jr., 1961, Geology of Unalaska Island and adjacent insular shelf, Aleutian Islands, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1028-S, p. 583-676. Randolph, D.B., 1991, Unalaska project, 1990 final report: Battle Mountain Exploration Company, Alaska District, 62 p., 5 appendices, 15 plates, various scales. (Report held by the Aleut Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska.) Twenhofel, W.S., 1953, Potential Alaskan mineral resources for proposed electrochemical and electrometallurgical industries in the upper Lynn Canal area, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 252, 14 p. Webber, B.S., Moss, J.M., and Rutledge, F.A., 1946, Exploration of Sedanka zinc deposit, Sedanka Island, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 3967, 15 p.
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