The Tomboy Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,500 feet.
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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: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.88667, -148.38417
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Tomboy Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tomboy Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
District: Prince William Sound 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
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1912
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
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Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): A FEW TONS WERE SHIPPED AND MILLED AROUND 1918.
Comment (Workings): A SHORT TUNNEL AND SURFACE STRIPPING
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 (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN FROM 1 TO 28 INCHES WIDE AND WITH A 100 FOOT STRIP THAT AVERAGES 22 INCHES IN WIDTH
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 592, P. 233
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 692, P. 150
Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 134
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P. 238
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