The Gold King Prospect is a gold and silver 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
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Gold King Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold King Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
District: Kantishna
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NO HARD DATA
Analytical Data: OXIDIZED SURFACE MATERIAL REPORTED TO ASSAY "SEVERAL DOLLARS" PER TON IN AU AND AG
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): GOLD CAN BE PANNED FROM SURFACE MATERIAL
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ-ARSENOPYRITE-GALENA-SPHALERITE VEIN CARRIES GOLD AND SILVER; 4 TO 6 FT WIDE
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS AND 2 SHORT TUNNELS; ONE PARTLY CAVED BY 19
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 687, P. 103
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OFR 98, P. 32
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 44
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