The Alaska-Washington 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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Alaska-Washington Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alaska-Washington Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS BULL 502, PLATE 2, LOC. 5 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN EARLY 1900'S; A LITTLE WORK IN 1910 AFTER "LONG IDLE PERIOD"
Comment (Deposit): TWO PARALLEL QUARTZ FISSURE VEINS 3-6 FT WIDE, AVE. THICKNESS 3 FT, CONTAINING AURIFEROUS PYRITE AND MINOR SPHALERITE; AU LIMITED TO SHORT SHOOTS; VEINS ABOUT 600 FT APART; ONE VEIN TRACED FOR 3000 FT
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL HUNDRED FT OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS ON ONE VEIN; BEFORE 1912
Comment (Geology): GREENSTONE CONGLOMERATE DESCRIBED AS ANDESITE BRECCIA IN USGS BULL 287, P. 133; BARREN QUARTZ MASSES ON YANKEE COVE PROSPECT ALONG RIDGE TO THE SE EXPLORED BY OPEN CUTS FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND FT
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: BESSIE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P. 133
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 84-572, P. 164, NO. 53
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 259, P. 54
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 287, P. 133
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 284, P. 35
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 502, P. 48-49
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1246, P. 158-159
Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-120
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