Rising Sun Prospect, Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rising Sun Prospect | Prospect |
| Aleutians East Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 11' 24'' North , 160° 34' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sand Point | 1,064 (2017) | 16.9km |
Location: This site represents an old claim block on southeastern Unga Island. It is southwest of the Apollo mine (PM079) and approximately 1 mile west of the head of Delarof Bay (Wilson and others, 1988, locality 40). The map site is at an elevation of 700 feet, about 0.15 mile southeast of the center of sec. 6, T. 58 S., R. 74 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location is accurate to within 1 mile.
Geology: This prospect is described as two zones of reticulated quartz veins exposed in a 37-foot drift (Wilson and others, 1988). The zones decrease in width from 14 feet at the adit to 1 foot at the end of the drift, where they are faulted off. The veins contain no visible sulfides. They are hosted in the late Eocene to early Oligocene Popof volcanic rocks (Wilson and others, 1995). Five samples assayed by the U.S. Bureau of Mines contained as much as 0.3 ppm gold and 69 ppm silver (Wilson and others, 1988).
Workings: Work on this prospect includes a 580-foot adit tunnel and a 37-foot drift. The best values from five samples are 0.3 ppm gold and 69 ppm silver.
Age: Eocene or younger.
Commodities (Major) - Ag, Au
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
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | PM081 |
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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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