The Tillson Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,299 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: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.67694, -136.09389
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Tillson Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tillson Gold Prospect
Secondary: 2 Claims: Bear Extension
Secondary: Lena
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1912
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
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 (Development): CLAIMS STAKED BY KNUTE KNUTSON, OLE BERKLAND IN 1912. PASSED TO TILLSON IN 1915. TUNNEL DRIVEN, BUT NO KNOWN PRODUCTION.
Comment (Deposit): TWO FAULTS ABOUT 6 FT. APART IN GRAYWACKE. DIP OF FOOTWALL FAULT 50 DEGREES SW, HANGING WALL FAULT STEEPER. TUNNEL FOLLOWS HANGING WALL FAULT 65 FT. QUARTZ IN BOTH FAULTS, 35 FT. LONG QUARTZ LENS 1.5 FT. THICK IN FOOTWALL FAULT.
Comment (Workings): 95 FT. TUNNEL DRIVEN ALONG 2 FAULTS 6 FT. APART, TRENDING N 47 DEGREES W.
Comment (Deposit): NO SPECIFIC MENTION OF GOLD IN QUARTZ VEINS BY USGS B 929, P. 133; BUT GIVEN AMOUNT OF WORKINGS, IT IS LIKELY GOLD EXISTED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Commodity): NO DATA ON METAL CONTENT GIVEN, BUT GIVEN AMOUNT OF WORKINGS GOLD LIKELY EXISTS.
Comment (Location): USGS B 929, PLATE 1; USGS MF-467, LOC. 27 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 929, P. 133 (1941)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 101 (1978)
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 27 (1972)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-B-929-PL-1
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