Chance Prospect, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Chance Prospect | Prospect |
| Aleutians East Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 12' 21'' North , 160° 42' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sand Point | 1,064 (2017) | 20.0km |
This site is located on land patented by, or interim-conveyed to, the Aleut Corporation.
Location: The Chance prospect site is located on Unga Island approximately 2,500 feet north of the head of Acheredin Bay (Wilson and others, 1988, locality 31). The map site is near the north end of the boundary between secs. 31 and 32, T. 57 S., R. 75 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location is accurate to within 1,200 feet.
Geology: The Chance prospect consists of several quartz veins in an area of silicified and iron-oxide-rich andesite of the the late Eocene to early Oligocene Popof volcanic rocks (Wilson and others, 1995). The prospect occurs at the intersection of northeast-and northwest-striking faults. Trenching exposed 32 feet of massive quartz. Channel samples contained as much as 0.94 ppm gold, 1.9 ppm silver, 45 ppm copper, 755 ppm lead, 69 ppm zinc, 280 ppm arsenic, and 0.35 ppm mercury. Grab samples contained as much as 0.95 ppm gold, 26 ppm silver, 975 ppm copper, 9,600 ppm lead, 720 ppm zinc, 260 ppm lead, and 3.5 ppm mercury (Peterson and others, 1982).
Workings: UNC Teton Exploration Drilling Company sampled and trenched this prospect in 1982. Grab samples contained as much as 0.95 ppm gold, 1.9 ppm silver, 79 ppm copper, 995 ppm lead, 720 ppm zinc, 260 ppm arsenic, and 1.2 ppm mercury.
Age: Eocene or younger.
Alteration: The alteration consists of silicification.
Commodities (Major) - Ag, Au; (Minor) - Cu, Hg, Pb
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Epithermal gold veins
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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
3 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | PM068 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chugach DomainAccretionary Complex
- East Aleutian ArcVolcanic Arc
USA
- Alaska
- Alaska Peninsula Mining DistrictMining District
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