Gold Reef No. 1 Gold Prospect

The Gold Reef No. 1 Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 217 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Gold Reef No. 1 Gold Prospect
Secondary: Smith Prospects: Gold Reef No. 1 Claim

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: 1910
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: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS IN CRUSHED ZONES IN GRAYWACKE CONTAIN PYRITE AND CALCITE.

Comment (Commodity): NO DATA GIVEN ON METAL CONTENT, BUT BECAUSE OF PROXIMATY TO GOLD PRODUCER, GOLD IS LIKELY PRESENT.

Comment (Workings): 230 FT SHAFT SUNK WITH TWO SHORT LEVELS.

Comment (Deposit): NO SPECIFIC MENTION OF GOLD PRESENT AT THIS PROSPECT BY USGS B 929, P. 128, BUT BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE WORKINGS AND CLOSE PROXIMATY TO THE KNOWN GOLD-PRODUCING JUMBO MINE, IT IS SAFE TO ASSUME THAT SOME GOLD WAS PRESENT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): USGS B 929, PLATE 1; USGS MF-467, LOC. 32. LOCATION IS 2,700 FT. N 42 DEGREES W FROM JUMBO MINE (SI-36). LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): CLAIM STAKED BY LOUIS H. SMITH IN 1910 AS PART OF SAME CLAIM GROUP AS JUMBO, MINNESOTA, AND DULUTH CLAIMS. SHAFT WITH TWO LEVELS DRIVEN, BUT NO KNOWN PRODUCTION

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 929, P. 128, PLATES 1, 3 (1941)

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 47 (1978)

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 32 (1972)

Reference (Other Database): BAG-B-929-PL-1

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