The Lillian and Princella Gold-Lead Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 249 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: 249 Feet (76 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.66167, -136.10111
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Lillian and Princella Gold-Lead Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lillian and Princella Gold-Lead Prospect
Secondary: McKallick Chichagof Mines
Secondary: Inc. Claims: Lillian
Secondary: Princella
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
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
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 Bedding: Strike N 35 Degrees W, Dip 75 Degrees Sw
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Siltstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 2 CLAIMS ON MCKALLICK CHICHAGOF OF MINING CO. PROPERTY. NO PRODUCTION.
Comment (Workings): TRENCH AND SEVERAL PITS OVER 300 FT. STRIKE OF VEIN.
Comment (Deposit): ALTHOUGH NO SPECIFIC MENTION IS MADE OF PRESENCE OF GOLD BY USGS B 929, P. 132, THE SAME BULLETIN ON P. 81, 100 STATES THAT PRESENCE OF GALENA IS AN INDICATOR OF HIGH GOLD CONTENT IN THIS AREA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Commodity): NO DATA ON GOLD CONTENT, BUT SINCE GALENA IS EXCELLENT INDICATOR OF GOLD IN THIS AREA, GOLD IS LIKELY PRESENT.
Comment (Location): USGS B 929, PLATE 1 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): VEINLET UP TO 1 FT. THICK IN GRAYWACKE IS EXPOSED BY TRENCH AND PITS FOR 300 FT., AND CONTAINS QUARTZ WITH CONSIDERABLE PYRITE AND GALENA (USUALLY INDICATOR OF GOLD IN THIS AREA).
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 929, P. 81, 100, 132, PLATES 1, 3 (1941)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 72 (1978)
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 33 (1972)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-B-929-PL-1
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