Gold Standard Prospect

The Gold Standard 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: Gold Standard Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1898
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: SAMPLE ACROSS 4.5 FT WIDTH CONTAINED ABOUT 0.3 OZ/TON AU, USGS OFR 84-572, P. 164, NO. 51

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN EARLY 1900'S; 3 CLAIMS; MAY HAVE BEEN SOME EXPLORATORY WORK DONE IN 1940

Comment (Workings): 120 FT TUNNEL DRIVEN IN EARLY 1900'S

Comment (Geology): SEE COMMENTS FOR CALIFORNIA PROSPECT

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: CALIFORNIA, DIVIDEND, CASCADE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): SEE: USGS BULL 502, PLATE 2, LOC. 1 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ STRINGER LODE 2 TO 6 FT THICK IN SLATE NEXT TO GREENSTONE FOOTWALL CARRIES ARSENOPYRITE AND SPARSE GALENA

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 284, P. 34

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 379, P. 71

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 502, P. 46-47

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 84-572, P. 164, NO. 51

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P. 128

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-115

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