Alaska-Washington Prospect

The Alaska-Washington 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: 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

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Structure

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Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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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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