The Unnamed Prospect is a gold 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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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau/Eagle 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
Type: 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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Commodity): AU OCCURS IN AURIFEROUS ARSENOPYRITE AT NEARBY SMITH AND HEID PROSPECT
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR UNNAMED PROSPECT SHOWN NW OF SMITH AND HEID ON PLATE 2 OF USGS BULL 502 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): PROSPECTED IN EARLY 1900'S
Comment (Workings): 30 FT TUNNEL
Comment (Geology): STRIKE AND DIP OF COUNTRY ROCK: N 35 W, 70 NE; CHLORITE SCHIST, GRAYWACKE, SLATE AND GREENSTONE
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: WINDFALL CREEK, SMITH AND HEID ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ STRINGERS CONTAIN ARSENOPYRITE, GALENA, PYRITE, SPHALERITE,A LITTLE CHALCOPYRITE, AND SOME GOLD; ARSENOPYRITE INTIMATELY INTERGROWN WITH GALENA
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 502, P. 55
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 84-572, P. 168, NO. 65
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P. 146
Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-133
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