The West Hill 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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West Hill Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: West Hill Prospect
Secondary: Relief
Secondary: Chester
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau
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
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS OFR 85-717, MPA NO. T003 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): 8 PATENTED LODE CLAIMS; 2 PATENTED MILLSITES
Comment (Deposit): VEINS 1-10 FT WIDE, AVERAGE 2 FT, CONTAINING SPHALERITE, PYRRHOTITE, AND MINOR PYRITE, GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE; LOW AMOUNTS OF GOLD AND SILVER PRESENT
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, 130-FT TUNNEL, MINOR CROSSCUTS, TRENCHING
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 51, P. 57, FIG. 4, NO. 9
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P. 312, NO. T003
Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-T003
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