Whiting River Silver-Gold Prospect

The Whiting River Silver-Gold Prospect is a silver, gold, and lead 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: Whiting River Silver-Gold Prospect
Secondary: Claims: Lost Charlie Ross
Secondary: Miss Pickle
Secondary: Silver Moon

Commodity

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

Location

State: Alaska
District: Juneau/Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness Study Area

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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1896
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: AVE: 0.09 OZ AU/TON
Analytical Data: 3.4-14.5 OZ AG/TON, AVE: 10.2 OZ/TON
Analytical Data: USGS BULL 1525, P. 198
Analytical Data: AVE: 2.2% PB

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): BEST LOCATION: USGS BULL 1525, PLATE III, FIG. 76 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): DISCOVERED 1896; STAKED AS LOST CHARLIE ROSS IN 1901 AND IN 1907, AS THE MISS PICKLE IN 1913 AND 1929, AND AS THE SILVER MOON IN 1915; 5 LODE CLAIMS, POSSIBLY ACTIVE AS LATE AS 1982

Comment (Deposit): 4 OR 5 COMPLEXLY FAULTED QUARTZ VEINS 0.1 TO 4.5 FT WIDE; ONLY VEIN OF ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE IS 4.5 FT WIDE, EXPOSED FOR 80 FT IN OPEN CUT, SULFIDES: ARSENOPYRITE, PYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, SPHALERITE, GALENA AND CHALCOPYRITE; GOLD PROBABLY IN ARSENOPYRITE, SILVER PROBABLY IN GALENA

Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT 80 FT ALONG VEIN AND A 75 FT CROSSCUT ABOUT 100 FT BELOW OPEN CUT WERE MADE PROBABLY BEFORE 1908; VEIN NOT FOUND IN CROSSCUT; PROBABLY FAULTED OUT

Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN MATERIAL SAMPLED IN OPEN CUT WOULD CONSTITUTE ORE ONLY IF SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND TONS WERE FOUND IN SUBSURFACE EXPLORATION, USGS BULL 1525, P. 198 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Geology): VEIN IS HOSTED IN DOLOMITE INCLUSION WITHIN DIORITIC ROCKS OF THE COAST RANGE BATHOLITH

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 442, P. 139

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 642, P. 98-99

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 773, P. 135-136

Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 7844, P. 12

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1246, P. 155

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1525, P. 196-198

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P. 328, NO. T019

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-T019

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