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Alaska Gastineau tailings; Sheep Creek dump Mine, Juneau Mining District, Juneau, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Alaska Gastineau tailings; Sheep Creek dump Mine | Mine |
| Juneau Mining District | Mining District |
| Juneau | City Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 15' 43'' North , 134° 19' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Juneau | 32,756 (2017) | 6.9km |
Location: This man-made placer mine is located at Thane, at the mouth of Sheep Creek on the northeast shore of Gastineau Channel. It is in the NW1/4NE1/4 section 5, T. 42 S., R. 68 E. of the Copper River Meridian. The location is accurate.
Geology: This deposit consists of processed, mill tailings and hand sorted, rejected waste rock from the Sheep Creek mill and the Perseverance (JU168), and Alaska-Juneau (JU165) mines. The tailings have been worked intermittently since 1940 and have produced more than 1,105 ounces of gold and 273 ounces of silver. There is an estimated resource of 4 million tons of tailings of unknown grade (Redman and others, 1989).
Workings: This deposit consists of processed mill tailings and hand sorted, rejected waste rock from the Sheep Creek mill and the Perseverance (JU168), and Alaska-Juneau (JU165) mines. The tailings have been worked intermittently since 1940.
Age: Holocene.
Production: The tailings have been worked intermittently since 1940 and have produced more than 1,105 ounces of gold and 273 ounces of silver.
Reserves: There is an estimated resource of 4 million tons of tailings of unknown grade (Redman and others, 1989).
Commodities (Major) - Ag, Au
Development Status: Yes; small
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2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| 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 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | JU211 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Taku DomainDomain
- Yukon-TananaVolcanic Arc
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Alaska Gastineau tailings; Sheep Creek dump Mine, Juneau Mining District, Juneau, Alaska, USA