Tillson Gold Prospect

The Tillson Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,299 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

Name: Tillson Gold Prospect  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

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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