The Chicagof Prosperity Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 7 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: 7 Feet (2 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.68694, -136.12333
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Chicagof Prosperity Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chicagof Prosperity 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
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: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FAULTS IN GRAYWACKE CONTAIN QUARTZ VEINS UP TO 3 FT. THICK. LARGEST FAULT STRIKES N 41 DEGREES W AND DIPS 62 DEGREES-64 DEGREES SW.
Comment (Workings): 2 TUNNELS DRIVEN. NORTHERN TUNNEL IS 45 FT. LONG. SOUTHERN TUNNEL IS CROSSCUT 150 FT. LONG, WITH WINZE. SEVERAL PITS AND TRENCHES UP TO 10 FT. DEEP CUT. ONE OLD TUNNEL CAVED IN AS OF 1939.
Comment (Commodity): NO DATA ON METALLIC MINERAL CONTENT OF VEINS. GOLD PROBABLY PRESENT, BUT PROBABLY NOT IN MINEABLE QUANTITY.
Comment (Location): USGS B 929, PLATE 1; USGS MF-467, LOC. 26 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): CHICHAGOF PROSPERITY MINING CO. HELD 9 CLAIMS, OPTIONED BY HIRST-CHICAGOF MINING CO. IN 1938, PROSPECT SHAFTS AND DRIFTING DUG IN 1938-39. GAVE UP OPTION IN 1939.
Comment (Deposit): GOLD NOT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED IN USGS B 929, P. 133-134, BUT AMOUNT OF WORKINGS INDICATE THAT IT WAS PROBABLY PRESENT. BAUER AND SONI PROSPECT, JUST SW OF THIS LOCATION, AND GLORIA B. PROSPECT, 2,000 FT. S 15 DEGREES E OF LOCATION ALSO HAVE NO SPECIFIC MENTION OF GOLD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 929, P. 133-134, PLATES 1, 3, 30 (1941)
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 26 (1972)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 32 (1978)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-B-929-PL-1
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