Radio Gold Prospect

The Radio Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 10 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

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Site Name

Primary: Radio Gold Prospect
Secondary: Bauer Prospect
Secondary: Claims: Radio Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Geology): FAULT IN UPPER TUNNEL APPEARS TO BE ON TRACE OF CHICHAGOF FAULT

Comment (Deposit): NO SPECIFIC MENTION OF GOLD MADE IN USGS B 929, P. 135-136, BUT BECAUSE OF AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT MADE IT IS ASSUMED THAT SOME GOLD MUST HAVE BEEN PRESENT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONE IN GRAYWACKE CONTAINS QUARTZ UP TO 1 FT. THICK AND DIKES UP TO 6 FT. THICK. CROSS JOINTS CUTTING DIKE AND GRAYWACKE CONTAIN QUARTZ VEINLETS UP TO 4 IN. THICK WITH PYRITE AND ARSENOPYRITE.

Comment (Commodity): NO DATA ON PRECIOUS METAL CONTENT OF DEPOSIT, BUT JUDGING FROM AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT, THERE MUST BE SOME.

Comment (Location): USGS MF-467, LOC. 25; USGS B 929, PLATE 1. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): 4 CLAIMS HELD BY JOE BAUER. 2 TUNNELS DRIVEN.

Comment (Workings): 2 TUNNELS. LOWER TUNNEL 467 FT. LONG TRENDING N 48 DEGREES W. UPPER TUNNEL 25 FT. LONG.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 25 (1972)

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 929, P. 135-136 (1941)

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 89 (1978)

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-467-25

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