American Gold Co. Gold Prospect

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

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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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