The Blue Ribbon Prospect is a gold 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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Blue Ribbon Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Ribbon Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Port Valdez
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NO DATA
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN PARALLEL TO FOLIATION OF SLATE COUNTRY ROCK; TRACED FOR ABOUT 1000 FT; AT ITS WIDEST VEIN CONSISTS OF 8 IN AU-BEARING RIBBON QUARTZ AND 4-6 IN MASSIVE PYRITIFEROUS WHITE QUARTZ
Comment (Location): POSITION APPROXIMATED FROM USGS MF-438, LOC. 31 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): VERY LITTLE DEVELOPMENT REPORTED; WORK WAS BETWEEN 1911 AND 1913
Comment (Workings): NO DATA
Comment (Geology): GENERALLY E-W ORIENTATION TO FOLIATION IN SLATE OF VALDEZ GROUP
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: WILLIAMS-GENTZLER PROSPECT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 520, P. 127
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 592, P. 239
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-438, LOC. 31
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 24
Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-80-892B-24
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