The Koby & Shepard Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 feet.
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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: 98 Feet (30 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.82944, -135.99389
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Koby & Shepard Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Koby & Shepard Gold Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
District: Chichagof
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 240 FT. ADIT WITH 180 FT. CROSSCUT DRIVEN NW ALONG FAULT ZONE. SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS AND TRENCHES DUG.
Comment (Deposit): NO DATA AVAILABLE ON EXPLORATION OR DEVELOPMENT HISTORY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): USGS MF-467, LOC. 23. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): 11 CLAIMS STAKED IN AREA IN 1936, ACCORDING TO USBM OFR 20-73, LOC. 28.
Comment (Deposit): LENTICULAR BODIES OF QUARTZ UP TO 7 FT. THICK IN FAULT ZONE IN CHLORITE-QUARTZ GREENSCHIST. QUARTZ CONTAINS 1% SULFIDES, INCLUDING ARSENOPYRITE, PYRITE, SPHALERITE, GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, AND ALSO FREE GOLD.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 20-73, LOC. 28 (1978)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-467-23
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 23 (1972)
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1058-E, P. 208, 209 (1959)
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 929, P. 141 (1941)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 66 (1978)
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