The Marinovich Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 249 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
Elevation: 249 Feet (76 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.68806, -136.09750
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Marinovich Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Marinovich Gold Prospect
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
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 (Commodity): NO DATA GIVEN ON METAL CONTENT OF VEINS, BUT GOLD LIKELY TO BE PRESENT.
Comment (Location): USGS B 929, PLATE 1; USGS MF-467, LOC. 28 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): 27 FT. TUNNEL DRIVEN ALONG S 52 DEGREES E TRENDING FAULT DIPPING 80 DEGREES SW. NO QUARTZ IN FAULT. NEAR PORTAL OF TUNNEL IS N 75 DEGREES E STRIKING 85 DEGREES SE DIPPING FAULT CONTAINING 4 IN. OF QUARTZ. 1 IN. THICK QUARTZ IN JOINTS.
Comment (Workings): 27 FT. TUNNEL.
Comment (Deposit): NO SPECIFIC MENTION OF GOLD MADE IN USGS B 929, P. 134, BUT PRESENCE OF WORKINGS MAKES EXISTENCE OF SOME GOLD LIKELY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 929, P. 134, PLATE 1, 3 (1941)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 76 (1978)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-B-929-PL-1
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 28 (1972)
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