The Bosart Prospect is a silver mine located in Alaska.
About the MRDS Data:
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Mine Info
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Bosart Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bosart Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Kantishna District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Kantishna Antiform
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TWO ASSAYS AVERAGED 230 OZ AG/TON, ADGGS OFR 98, P. 33
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Polybasite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ADGGS RI 83-12, P. 17
Comment (Deposit): 150 FT OF VEIN IS EXPOSED ALONG STRIKE
Comment (Workings): TWO OPEN CUTS 25 FT APART AND A SHAFT; ALL CAVED OR FILLED WITH WATER BY 1931
Comment (Commodity): "CONSIDERABLE" TETRAHEDRITE REPORTED
Comment (Development): ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING GALENA SILVER PROSPECTS IN THE DISTRICT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 77-169A, P. 45 LOC. 11
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS RI 83-12, P. 17
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 849-F, P. 371-372
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OPEN FILE 98, P. 33
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