The Patton 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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Patton Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Patton Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1882
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LOW GRADE
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): BEST LOCATION: USGS BULL 502, PLATE II, LOC. 18 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): MOST WORK 1882-1906
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL CONFORMABLE QUARTZ STRINGER LODES IN SLATE TREND N 50-60 W, DIP 70-80 NE; TWO QUARTZ VEINS UP TO 2 FT THICK SLIGHTLY CROSSCUT FOLIATION; STRINGER LODES 20-70 FT WIDE, AVE. 30 FT; SPARSE PYRITE AND ARSENOPYRITE WITH TRACES OF AU
Comment (Workings): 5 ADITS, AVERAGE ABOUT 100 FT LONG, CURRENT CONDITION UNKNOWN; 3 UNPATENTED AND 6 PATENTED LODE CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): MONTANA BASIN GRAVELS HAVE BEEN WORKED FOR PLACER GOLD ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-134
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 502, P. 55
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 284, P. 36
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P. 147
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