The Florence Prospect is a silver mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,501 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 63.56083, -150.91111
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Florence Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Florence Prospect
Secondary: Florence Lode
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
District: Kantishna Mining Area
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
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Polybasite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Goethite
Comments
Comment (Workings): PROSPECTED BY A TRENCH AND SHAFT; BOTH CAVED IN 1931
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ADGGS RI83-12, P. 17
Comment (Commodity): DESCRIBED AS HIGH GRADE ORE SHOOT WITH VISIBLE POLYBASITE.
Comment (Location): LOCATED AT THE 3500 FT LEVEL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WICKERSHAM DOME. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): EXPOSED FOR 35 FT ALONG STRIKE, VEIN RANGES FROM 1.5 TO 3 FT IN THICKNESS
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 849-F, P. 371, PLATE 28 LOC 8
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OPEN FILE 98, P. 33 LOC 33
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 77-169A, P.44 LOC 8
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS RI 83-12, P. 17
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