Cascade Prospect

The Cascade 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: Cascade Prospect
Secondary: Julia Group

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead

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

Type: Surface/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

Analytical Data: AVERAGE 0.58 OZ/TON AU OVER 5 FT WIDTH, USGS OFR 84-572, P. 166, NO. 57

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN THE EARLY 1900'S

Comment (Deposit): 6 FT WIDE QUARTZ STRINGER LODES IN SLATE NEXT TO AUGITE-PORPHYTIC BASALT FOOTWALL CARRYS ARSENOPYRITE, PYRITE, GALENA AND SPHALERITE; PYRITE DISSEMINATED IN SLATE ALSO.

Comment (Workings): 2 PROSPECT SHAFTS AND OPEN CUTS, INCLUDING 90-FT INCLINED SHAFT

Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCK IS GRAPHITIC SLATE AND SCHIST ABOUT 1 MI E OF CONTACT WITH COAST RANGE INTRUSIVE COMPLEX

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

Comment (Location): SEE: USGS BULL 502, PLATE 2, LOC. 8 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 284, P. 34-35

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 345, P. 89

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 502, P. 50

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 84-572, P. 166, NO. 57

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P. 137

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-124

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