The Etna Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 49 feet.
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
Elevation: 49 Feet (15 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.90972, -136.30167
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Etna Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Etna Gold Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Discovery Year: 1923
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
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IN DIORITE STOCK AVERAGES 16-18 IN. WIDE AND IS EXPOSED FOR 150 FT. BY STRIPPING. VEIN CARRIES "MEDIUM GOLD CONTENT".
Comment (Workings): 150 FT. OF SURFACE STRIPPING. ADIT SHOWN ON LOCATION IN USGS B 1058-E, PLATE 12 GEOLOGIC MAP, BUT NO INFORMATION GIVEN.
Comment (Location): USGS MF-467, LOC. 8; USGS B 1058-E, PLATE 12. LOCATION IS ADIT SHOWN ON USGS B 1058-E, PLATE 12. WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS THE SAME AS MF-467, LOC. 8 IS UNCERTAIN, BUT IS WITHIN 0.3 MI. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): 5 LODE CLAIMS STAKED BY J.H. CANN IN 1923.
Comment (Commodity): "MEDIUM GOLD CONTENT" ACCORDING TO USGS B 773, P. 124-VERY SPECIFIC!
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 773, P. 124 (1925)
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 8 (1972)
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1058-E, PLATE 12, (1959)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 41 (1978)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-467-8
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