The Sells Prospect 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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Sells Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sells Prospect
Secondary: Reagan Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
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): TEST SHIPMENT WAS MADE AROUND 1917, BUT IT IS NO KNOW HOW MUCH, IF ANY, GOLD WAS RETURNED
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ STRINGERS AND LENSES FROM 4 TO 59 INCHES WIDE PARALLEL SCHISTOSITY OF COUNTRY ROCK IN A ZONE 15 FEET WIDE. QUARTZ BODIES CLOSELY SPACED.
Comment (Workings): NO INFORMATION OF WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 592, P. 236
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 662-P. 187-188
Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 170
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P. 204
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