Silver Pick Prospect

The Silver Pick Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Alaska.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Silver Pick Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: 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

Type: Surface/Underground

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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Leaching Of Brecciated Zones; Presence Of Melanterite

Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.03-0.06 OZ/TON AU, 0.10-10.00 OZ/TON AG REPORTED BY GROSS (USBM) IN DAVIS, 1923, P. 126

Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): ADGGS OF 98, P. 31, LOCATION 21 ON PLATE 2 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Reserve-Resource): ADGGS RI 83-12, P. 17

Comment (Commodity): AG CONTENT INCREASES WITH GALENA CONTENT, SOME GALENA SAMPLES CARRY UP TO 300 OZ/TON AG, BULL 836, P 330

Comment (Development): WORK DONE IN 1961 DISCOVERED LARGE POTENTIAL TONNAGE BUT INVESTIGATOR WAS DISCOURAGED BY GENERAL LACK OF HIGH-GRADE ORE POCKETS, ADGGS OF 98, P. 31

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ CARBONATE VEINS UP TO 7 FT THICK AND A SHEAR ZONE 13 FT WIDE ARE MINERALIZED; 1200 TO 1400 TRACEABLE STRIKE LENGTH (IN FT)

Comment (Workings): 200 FT TUNNEL AND OPEN CUTS

Comment (Geology): THIS AND SEVERAL OTHER SITES IN THE AREA SUSPECTED OF OCCUPYING THE SAME VEIN SYSTEM

Comment (Deposit): ON ADJACENT SILVER PICK #2 CLAIM IS A CAVED SHAFT 12 FT DEEP ON A 6 TO 7 FT QUARTZ-CALCITE VEIN. OPEN CUT EXPOSES IRON-STAINED QUARTZ VEIN 3 FT THICK WITH ATTITUDE N 88 E, 63 N DIP; SAMPLE FROM VEIN ASSAYED 0.14 OZ AU AND 0.1 OZ AG PER TON SEE ALSO: GALENA, FRANCIS, GOLD EAGLE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 687, P. 105

Reference (Deposit): DAVIS, 1923 IN STEWART, B.D., ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINE INSPECTOR TO THE GOVERNOR OF ALASKA, 1922, JUNEAU: ALASKA, P. 124-126

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 836, P. 330

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OPEN FILE REPORT 98, P. 31 LOC. 21

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 83-12, P. 17

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