Old Gold Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Old Gold Prospect | Prospect |
| Valdez Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 21' 44'' North , 147° 56' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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MAS/MIL number 20760080.
Location: The Old Gold prospect is at an elevation of about 5,600 feet, about 3 miles south-southwest of Black Lake and 0.5 mile southwest of peak 6025. It is in the NE1/4 sec. 10, T. 26 N., R. 8 E., Seward Meridian. The location is accurate to within one mile.
Geology: The rocks in the vicinity of the Old Gold prospect are Jurassic granodiorite (Csejtey and others, 1978). Two claims were staked in 1978. The prospect consists of iron-stained and clay-altered, quartz diorite exposed in a saddle near the top of a ridge (Kurtak and others, 1992). Nine grab samples collected by the U.S. Bureau of Mines contain up to 90 parts per billion gold and 0.5 part per million silver (Kurtak and others, 1992).
Workings: Two claims were staked in 1978. Nine grab samples collected by the U.S. Bureau of Mines (Kurtak and others, 1992).
Alteration: Quartz diorite is clay-altered and iron-stained.
Commodities (Major) - Ag, Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Porphyry Cu-Au? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 20c?)
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Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
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| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | TK100 |
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