Alaska Rand Prospect

The Alaska Rand Prospect is a gold and silver 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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Site Name

Primary: Alaska Rand Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

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

Form: LENSE

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0-1 PPM AU

Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THREE WHITE QUARTZ LENSES 1-6 FT WIDE, UP TO 90 FT LONG; SPARSE PYRITE AND ARSENOPYRITE IN BANDED WHITE AND CLEAR QUARTZ WITH SOME CARBONATE AND IN ALTERED PHYLLITE

Comment (Workings): EXPLORED BY TRENCHES AND 25 FT CROSSCUT; 7 UNPATENTED LODE CLAIMS

Comment (Geology): PHYLLITES, SCHISTS AND FOLIATED GREENSTONE; STRIKE N 25 W, DIP 60 W

Comment (Deposit): LOCATION MAY BE SAME AS ALASKA EMPIRE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): APPROXIMATED FROM USGS OFR 85-717, NO. J067 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): CLAIMS, 1938

References

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-067

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P. 80

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