Nowell-Otterson Prospect

The Nowell-Otterson Prospect is a gold and silver 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: Nowell-Otterson Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Admiralty

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Hematite

Comments

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS (?) AND UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF DRIFTING; NUMEROUS OPEN CUTS; PART OF SAME CLAIM GROUP COVERING ALASKA DANO

Comment (Geology): VEINS OCCUR IN QUARTZ-MICA SCHISTS, CHLORITE AND GRAPHITIC SCHISTS NEAR GRANITIC INTRUSIVE; COUNTRY ROCK STRIKES N 10-20 W, DIPS NE, PARA LLEL TO REGIONAL STRIKE

Comment (Location): APPROXIMATED FROM USGS OFR 85-717, NO. J060 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): SEE: ALASKA DANO

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: ALASKA DANO; SOME OF DATA LISTED UNDER ALASKA DANO ALSO APPLIES TO NOWELL-OTTERSON ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Deposit): VEIN 15-25 FT WIDE, TRACED 2300 FT, CONTAINS PYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, MINOR GALENA AND SPECULAR HEMATITE AND FREE GOLD; ANOTHER 30 IN VEIN CONTAINS PYRITE, SPECULAR HEMATITE, MINOR CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA AND CU OXIDES

References

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-060

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P. 73

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