Peak 5309 No. 2 Occurrence, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USAi

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Peak 5309 No. 2 Occurrence	Occurrence
Hope Mining District	Mining District
Kenai Peninsula Borough	Borough
Alaska	State
USA	Country

This occurrence was discovered by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Location: This occurrence is located on the southwest side of peak 5309 between elevations of 3,000 and 3,600 feet. It is located in the SE1/4 section 22, T. 3 N., R. 2 W., of the Seward Meridian. This is S-217 of Jansons and others (1984). This location is accurate to within 1,500 feet.
Geology: The occurrence consists of a 6-inch- to 6-foot-wide quartz vein averaging 2 feet wide over an exposed length of about 300 feet (Hoekzema and Sherman, 1983). The vein strikes N20E and dips 60-70E. Poorly developed ribbon structures occur in some portions of the vein, and the quartz is very vuggy near the top of the exposure. The vein contains arsenopyrite, pyrite, and malachite (Hoekzema and Sherman, 1983). The host rock is interbedded siltstone and slate of the Valdez Group of Late Cretaceous age (Nelson and others, 1985; Jansons and others, 1984). Four samples assayed only trace amounts of gold, and a trace to 0.02 ounce of silver per ton (Jansons and others, 1984).
Workings: No workings or improvements are reported in the literature. Four samples contained only trace amounts of gold and a trace to 0.02 ounce of silver per ton (Jansons and others, 1984).
Age: Cretaceous or younger; the vein cuts rocks of the Valdez Group of Late Cretaceous age.

Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - Cu
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a)

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Link to USGS - Alaska:	SR186

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