The Unnamed Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,099 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: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 61.43, -150.84000
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Redoubt District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Year Last Production: 1957
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): "MINE" IS 1 1/2 MILES DOWN LEWIS RIVER, PLACERS & DREDGE SITES LOCATED DOWNSTREAM OF THIS SITE ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES
Comment (Deposit): PLACER DEPOSITS IN STREAM THAT CUTS INTO CRETACEOUS GRANITIC ROCKS, AU PROBABLY DERIVED FROM NUMEROUS SMALL QUARTZ VEINS IN GRANITIC ROCKS-
Comment (Workings): EXTENSIVE SLUICING OPERATIONS ON SEVEVERAL PRIVATE CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP MF-385
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE MAP 77-169-B
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 80-86, P.19
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