Moonshine Prospect, Dall Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA i
Regional Level Types
Moonshine Prospect Prospect
Dall Island Island
Ketchikan Mining District Mining District
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area Census Area
Alaska State
USA Country

Regional Level Types
Moonshine Prospect	Prospect
Dall Island	Island
Ketchikan Mining District	Mining District
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area	Census Area
Alaska	State
USA	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

55° 6' 0'' North , 133° 6' 57'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: c1c36yshb

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Hydaburg	391 (2017)	21.9km
Craig	1,248 (2017)	41.9km
Klawock	765 (2017)	50.3km
Hollis	112 (2011)	59.1km

Mindat Locality ID:

198968

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:198968:0

GUID (UUID V4):

This old prospect is on land that has been conveyed to the Sealaska Corporation, who hold the surface and subsurface rights, or the land is under application for transfer to them.
Location: The Moonshine prospect is somewhere near the old trail between the head of View Cove and Manhattan Arm. For this record, the site is on the trail about 0.4 mile east of the head of Manhattan Arm, but the prospect may be a mile or more from this location. The only published description of this prospect is by Smith (1914); subsequent efforts to find it have not been successful.
Geology: Smith (1914) reported argentiferous galena at this site, but several later attempts to find it have been unsuccessful (D.J. Grybeck, field work, 1969; Maas and others, 1991). The rocks in the area consist of sedimentary rocks of the Descon Formation of Silurian and Ordovician age.(Eberlein and others, 1983; Brew, 1996).
Workings: None reported.
Age: Ordovician or Silurian or younger rocks.

Commodities (Major) - Ag, Pb

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Lead

ⓘ Silver

Mineral List

ⓘ Galena

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS

List of minerals for each chemical element

S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

Other Databases

Link to USGS - Alaska:	CR137

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References

Brew, D.A., 1996, Geologic map of the Craig, Dixon Entrance, and parts of the Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2319, 53 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. Cobb, E. H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Craig quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-869, 262 p. Eberlein, G.D., Churkin, Michael, Jr., Carter, Claire, Berg, H.C., and Ovenshine, A. T., 1983, Geology of the Craig quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-91, 52 p. Maas, K.M., Bittenbender, P E., and Still, J.C., 1995, Mineral investigations in the Ketchikan mining district, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 11-95, 606 p. Maas, K.M., Still, J. C., Clough, A. H., and Oliver, L. K., 1991, Mineral investigations in the Ketchikan mining district, Alaska, 1990: Southern Prince of Wales Island and vicinity--Preliminary sample location maps and descriptions: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 33-91, 139 p. Smith, P.S., 1914, Lode mining in the Ketchikan region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 592-B, p. 75-94.

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