Sweepstake Mining Co.

The Sweepstake Mining Co. 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

Name: Sweepstake Mining Co.  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 60.99306, -147.92250

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Sweepstake Mining Co. MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sweepstake Mining Co.


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sulphides In Places Altered To Limonite


Rocks

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): FISSURE CONTAINS QUARTZ VEIN 16 TO 18 INCHES WIDE AND LOCALLY INCLUDES QUARTZ VEINLETS 100 FT EAST OF TUNNEL THERE IS A SIMILAR FISSURE, BUT IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THIS ONE IS MINERALIZED

Comment (Workings): 1100 FT LONG TUNNEL

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


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 592, P. 214-220

Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 148

Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P. 229


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