Sandy Cove Prospect

The Sandy Cove Prospect is a silver and 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: Sandy Cove Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska
District: Juneau/Glacier Bay N.M.

Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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
Discovery Year: 1933
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: SHIPMENT OF 4 TONS TEST MATERIAL CONTAINED 0.37 OZ/TON AU AND 0.15 OZ/TON AG, ECON GEOL, V.33, NO. 1, P. 68
Analytical Data: 0.333 OZ/TON AU, 1.75 OZ/TON AG, 30000 PPM CU, QUARTZ-SULFIDE VEIN CARRYING SCHEELITE, USGS OFR 78-494, TABLE C-62

Materials

Ore: Bornite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Development): 4 CLAIMS STAKED IN 1933; DEVELOPMENT 1933-1938; 4 TON TEST SHIPMENT MADE BEFORE 1938

Comment (Location): USGS OFR 78-494, P. C-336, FIG. C-72 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Deposit): DISCONTINUOUS QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINS 1-12 IN THICK IN NE-STRIKING, E-DIPPING DISCONTINUOUS ALTERED ZONES 0.2-4.5 FT WIDE; VEINS CONTAIN PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, BORNITE, SCHEELITE, SECONDARY FE AND CU, AND AU-AG VALVES; MINOR DISSEMINATED CHALCOPYRITE AND GOLD IN ALTERED ZONES

Comment (Workings): 110 FT ADIT

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MILLER PEAK, YORK CREEK ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Commodity): NEARBY ALTERED ZONES CONTAIN 0.001-0.003% CU

References

Reference (Deposit): ECON GEOL, V.33, NO. 1, P. 65-68

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P. 21

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-008

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1121-K, P. K52

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 632, P. 3-4, 64-66, LOC. 7

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 78-494, P. C334-C337

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