Quartz Creek Prospect

The Quartz Creek 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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Site Name

Primary: Quartz Creek Prospect
Secondary: Quartz Creek Gold Mining Co.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: Alaska
District: Tonsina

Land Status

Not available

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

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: NO DATA ON TENOR

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Development): 37 LODE CLAIMS AND MILL SITE LOCATED BEFORE 1916; 6 CLAIMS PATENTED IN 1926; CLAIMS ABANDONED BY THE 1930'S

Comment (Workings): EXPLORED BY OPEN CUTS AND TWO TUNNELS, 175 FT AND 65 FT LONG; CURRENT CONDITIONS UNKNOWN

Comment (Geology): CLOSELY FOLDED SLATE AND GRAYWACKE INTRUDED BY DIORITE PORPHYRY.

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: QUARTZ CR. PLACERS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATED FROM USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 41

Comment (Deposit): THIN QUARTZ VEINS CONTAIN PYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE, GALENA AND CHALCOPYRITE; AU PRESENT; ONE VEIN TRACED FOR 400 FT, 1 TO 2 FT THICK, TRENDING N 40 W WITH STEEP E DIP

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 662, P. 179-180

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 866, P. 35-36

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-438, LOC. 50

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 41

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-80-892B-41

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