The Gunnysack 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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Gunnysack Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gunnysack Creek Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Antimony
Location
State: Alaska
District: Delta River
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: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Workings): EXPLORED BY 30-FT TUNNEL; DRIVEN IN 1916
Comment (Location): APPROXIMATED FROM USGS OFR 79-238, FIG. 3, LOC. 6 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Commodity): AU CONTENT TOO LOW FOR PROFITABLE EXTRACTION IN 1911; AU AT 20.67 DOLLARS/FINE OZ
Comment (Development): TUNNEL DRIVEN IN 1916
Comment (Deposit): VERY LOW GRADE AU AND STIBNITE BEARING QUARTZ VEIN UP TO 6 M THICK; ALSO: STOCKWORK OF QUARTZ STRINGERS PARALLEL TO MAIN VEIN
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 501, P. 54
Reference (Deposit): ALASKA TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERALS PAMPHLET NO. 1, P. 12
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 37, LOC. 2
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