Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - FP001), Alaska Peninsula District, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, USA
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Geology: Color anomaly 3,000 ft (900 m) in diameter in volcaniclastic rocks. Disseminated pyrite is source of color anomaly.
Workings: Brief reconnaissance geologic mapping and collection of a silt sample reported by Christie (1974). Sample showed moderate silver (1.4 ppm) and gold to 0.02 ppm. Copper, molybdenum, and zinc were all at low levels.
Age: Miocene or younger
Alteration: Propylitic based on presence of chlorite clots.
Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - Ag
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Epithermal gold vein
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References
Christie, J.S., 1974, Aleut-Quintana-Duval 1974 joint venture, final report: Unpublished Quintana Minerals Corporation report, 24 p., 3 appendices, 2 maps.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.) MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
