The Cascade Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,299 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 55.48056, -132.73472
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Cascade Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cascade Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
District: Ketchikan District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.4-0.7 OZ./TON AG
Analytical Data: ASSAYED 0.24-0.50 OZ./TON AU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION, AROUND 1914, WAS SMALL SCALE. NO DATA ON QUANTITY OR GRADE OF ORE
Comment (Commodity): ORE VALUES UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTED. AVERAGE CONTENT PROBABLY LOW.
Comment (Deposit): FAULTED AREA CONTAINS SEVERAL QUARTZ VEINS AND LENSES
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 259, P. 67.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 347, P. 161-162.
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GEOLOGIC REPORT 17, P. 11.
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SPECIAL REPORT 1, P. 10-11.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF 433
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-869, P. 31
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