The American Gold Co. Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 400 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: 400 Feet (122 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.65083, -136.11583
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American Gold Co. Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Gold Co. 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: 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
Type: L
Description: Graywacke Strikes N 35 Degrees-55 Degrees W, Dips 72 Degrees Sw
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): TUNNEL FOLLOWS TWO FAULTS IN SHALY GRAYWACKE. 5 FT. DIKE DISPLACED 30 FT. BY FAULTING. A LITTLE QUARTZ PRESENT IN FAULT EXPOSED IN SURFACE CUT, WITH SPECK OF GOLD IN TINY QUARTZ VEINLET FILLING JOINT TRENDING N 35 DEGREES E, DIPPING 75 DEGREES NW.
Comment (Workings): 110 FT. OF DRIFTS, 75 FT. OF CROSSCUTS FOLLOWING TWO FAULTS. SMALL OPEN CUT 55 FT. ABOVE TUNNEL.
Comment (Geology): PROSPECT IS ON OR VERY NEAR ONE OF THE MORE PROMINENT FAULTS OF THE DISTRICT.
Comment (Location): USGS B 929, PLATE 1; USGS MF-467, LOC. 31; USGS MF-1476-B, LOC. 18 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): 21 CLAIMS HELD BY AMERICAN GOLD CO. AS OF 1938. TUNNEL DRIVEN.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 929, P. 125-126, PLATES 1, 3 (1941)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 6 (1978)
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 31 (1972)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-B-929-PL-1
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