Unnamed Prospect

The Unnamed 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: 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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