Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - PM013; on Cabin Creek), Alaska Peninsula District, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, USA
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Geology: This occurrence consists of samples, collected at six sites, of volcanic ash erupted from Mount Dana. Battle Mountain Exploration Company determined that this ash is gold-bearing (Ellis and Apel, 1989). Gold content averaged 3 milligrams per cubic yard, with a high of 8.5 milligrams.
Workings: Battle Mountain Exploration Company collected and concentrated 27 samples of ash from Mount Dana. These averaged 3 milligrams gold per cubic yard, with a high of 8.5 milligrams (Ellis and Apel, 1989).
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Mineral List
1 entry listed. 1 valid mineral.
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References
Ellis, W.T., and Apel, R.A., 1989, Unga/Alaska Peninsula 1989 final report: Battle Mountain Exploration Company report, 41 p., 28 map sheets at various scales. (Report held by the Aleut Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska.)
