Golden Wonder #1

The Golden Wonder #1 is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Golden Wonder #1

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Alaska
District: Prince William Sound District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

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Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1911
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Form: LENSES AND STRINGERS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE BODY AS A WHOLE ASSAYED 0.2-0.25 OZ/TON AU. SELECTED QUARTZ ASSAYED 5.0 OZ/TON

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): FISSURE 2.5 TO 4 FEET WIDE CONSISTS OF SHATTERED AND SHEARED SLATE WITH LENSES AND STRINGERS OF HARD BLUISH WHITE QUARTZ UP TO 10 INCHES WIDE THAT IS BANDED PARALLEL TO SHEAR ZONE WALLS

Comment (Workings): SURFACE STRIPPING AND ONE TUNNEL

Comment (Location): DEPOSIT NUMBER IS THE MAP LOCATION NUMBER FROM MF-880A. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Production): PERHAPS 1 TON OF ORE WAS SHIPPED

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 592, P.222-223

Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 156

Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P.90

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