The Boston Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Boston Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boston Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
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: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT AS OF 1906: 118 FT SHAFT, 500 FT IN DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS
Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATED FROM OLD CLAIM MAP; BEST LOCATION: USGS OFR 85-717, NO. J158; SEE ALSO: ADGGS CLAIM STATUS MAP, 1982, JUNEAU 1: 250000 QUAD., NO. 62 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): DEVELOPMENT WORK REPORTED 1905-1906 AND 1914; 3 LODE CLAIMS PATENTED IN 1917
Comment (Deposit): LOW GRADE GOLD VALVES IN MINERALIZED ALBITE DIORITE DIKE CUTTING SLATE; ACCESSORY MINERALS ARE APATITE, TITANITE AND MAGNETITE
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 314, P. 55
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 502, P. 27-28
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 84-572, P. 171, NO. 88
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P. 171
Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-158
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