Description
L.O. Sandstone; Neil Ward
Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Copper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSlate
Associated rockPlutonic Rock
StructureOre Bodies Cut Off And Offset By Numerous Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1903
Last production1916
Discovery year1902
Identification
Deposit ID10001286
MRDS IDA012017
Alternate namesAmalga
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates58.57336, -134.77731
References
USGS BULL 287, P. 130-131USGS BULL 284, P. 35USGS BULL 502, P. 44-46, PLATE 2, LOC. 12USGS BULL 622, P. 101USGS BULL 642, P. 76-77USBM BULL 153, P. 23USGS BULL 662, P. 77USGS OFR 85-717, P. 139USGS OFR 85-572, P. 167, NO. 59STONE, DAVID AND STONE, BRENDA, 1983, HARD ROCK GOLD, THE STORY OF THE GREAT MINES THAT WERE THE HEARTBEAT OF JUNEAU: SEATTLE, WA, VANGUARD PRESS INC., P. 87BAG-OFR-85-717-126LINE 15: USGS BULL 1246, P. 158; LINE 16: STONE AND STONE, 1983, P. 87