Walters; Brasslin & Atkinson Prospect, Prince William Sound District, Valdez-Cordova Borough, Alaska, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 61° 3' 0'' North , 148° 3' 35'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 61.05, -148.059722222 |
Location: On the peninsula between College Fiord and Barry Arm, 2 miles west of BM Fable. Accurate within 0.5 mile. Locality 60 of Cobb (1972), locality 49 of MacKevett and Holloway (1977), and locality A-24 of Jansons and others (1984).
Geology: Quartz vein, 2 to 8 inches thick, containing arsenopyrite, galena, gold, and sphalerite, cuts Late Cretaceous Valdez Group slate and graywacke. Vein strikes N 11 to 40 E and has a nearly vertical dip. Assays up to 4.25 oz/ton Au reported (Johnson, 1914).
Workings: Explored by surface excavations and 77 ft of underground workings. Assays up to 4.25 oz/ton Au reported (Johnson, 1914).
Age: Late Cretaceous or younger; veins cut Late Cretaceous Valdez Group slates and graywackes.
Alteration: Oxidation evident at outcrop (Johnson, 1914).
Commodities (Major) - Au, Pb, Zn
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Chugach-type low-sulfide Au-quartz veins (Bliss, 1992; model 36a.1 ?) or Epithe
Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
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References
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-409, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials in the Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1095, 184 p. Jansons, Uldis, Hoekzema, R.B., Kurtak, J.M., and Fechner, S.A., 1984, Mineral occurrences in the Chugach National Forest, southcentral Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Mineral Land Assessment 5-84, 218 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000. Johnson, B.L., 1914, The Port Wells gold-lode district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 592-G, p. 195-236. MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the eastern part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-A, 99 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.