California Prospect

The California 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: California Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: 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: 1897
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: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

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

Comment (Development): EXPLORED IN LATE 1890'S TO EARLY 1900'S; 3 CLAIMS.

Comment (Deposit): TWO SEPARATE LODES: 3 FT ZONE OF MINERALIZED GREENSCHIST AT CONTACT WITH A GREENSTONE (AUGITE MELAPHYRE) HANGING WALL; OTHER LODE IS IN SLATE ABOVE A GREENSTONE FOOTWALL; ARSENOPYRITE, GALANA AND FREE (?) GOLD PRESENT IN QUARTZ-CARBONATE VEINLETS

Comment (Workings): EXPLORED BY AT LEAST TWO TUNNELS; LONGEST WAS 160 FT

Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCK IS SLATE, GREENSCHIST, BRECCIA AND A GREENSTONE UNIT DESCRIBED AS AN AUGITE MELAPHYRE

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

References

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

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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