West Hill Prospect

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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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

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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

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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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