The Highway Prospect is a zinc mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 63.38333, -150.24722
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Highway Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Highway Prospect
Commodity
Primary: 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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Location): "THE DISCOVERY POST ON THE HIGHWAY CLAIM OF BEN CLEARY IS ON THE N W RIDGE OF BALD MTN. AT THE 4600 FT LEVEL.", USGS BULL 849-D, P. 284 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Workings): 2 SMALL PROSPECT PITS
Comment (Geology): LIMY PALEOZOIC ROCKS NEAR TERTIARY PLUTONS
References
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-366-41
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 47 LOC. 47
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 849-D, P. 284
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