Patty Prospect, Admiralty Mining District, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Patty Prospect | Prospect |
| Admiralty Mining District | Mining District |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
57° 33' 38'' North , 134° 2' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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The prospect is now within the Wilderness of the Admiralty Island National Monument and is closed to mineral exploration and development.
Location: The Patty prospect is at an elevation of about 2,500 feet, about midway between Pleasant Lake and the head of Gambier Bay. The prospect is 0.6 mile southeast of the center of sec. 5, T. 50 S., R. 71 E. It is MAS no. 0021140197 (U.S. Bureau of Land Management, 2002). The location is accurate.
Geology: This prospect is in narrow outlier of marble of the Devonian, Gambier Bay Formation which is almost surrounded by an undifferentiated unit of Permian and Triassic volcanic rocks, argillite, and chert (Lathram and others, 1965). The only information available for this prospect is that at least one claim was staked here for gold, silver, lead, and zinc by WGM, Inc.
Workings: The only information that is available is that at least one claim was staked here in 1976.
Age: Devonian or younger based on the age of the host rock.
Commodities (Major) - Ag, Au, Pb, Zn
Development Status: None
Commodity List
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Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | SI143 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Alexander DomainDomain
- Alexander TerraneVolcanic Arc
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