Sells Prospect

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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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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