The Anderson Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 69 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: 69 Feet (21 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.63444, -136.02417
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Anderson Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Anderson 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: R
Description: Fault On West Prospect Appears To Link Hirst And Chichagof Faults.
Type: L
Description: Graywacke Strikes N 50 Degrees W, Dips 65 Degrees Sw
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WEST PROSPECT: 36 FT. TUNNEL. EAST PROSPECT: 40 FT. OPEN CUT.
Comment (Deposit): ALTHOUGH GOLD IS NOT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED IN USGS B 929, AUTHOR OFTEN LEAVES OUT GOLD CONTENT OF VEINS IN PROSPECTS. AMOUNT OF WORKINGS INDICATES THAT GOLD WAS PROBABLY PRESENT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Commodity): NO DATA ON GOLD CONTENT, BUT GOLD IS LIKELY PRESENT.
Comment (Deposit): WEST PROSPECT: 36 FT. TUNNEL DRIVEN ON FAULT NO. 1, WITH UP TO 2 FT. THICK VEIN QUARTZ IN GOUGE AND SHEARED ROCK ALONG FOOTWALL. EAST PROSPECT: FAULTS NOS. 2, 3, 3.5 FT. APART IN GRAYWACKE CONTAIN UP TO 1 FT. THICK QUARTZ, CALCITE.
Comment (Location): USGS B 929, PLATE 1, USGS MF-467, LOC. 37. LOCATION IS TUNNEL AT WEST PROSPECT. EAST PROSPECT IS SEVERAL HUNDRED FT. E. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): TWO PROSPECTS HELD BY T.A. ANDERSON AS OF 1938. TUNNEL DRIVEN AND TRENCHES DUG. NO PRODUCTION RECORDED.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 929, P. 124, PLATES 1, 3 (1941)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 7 (1978)
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 37 (1972)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-B-929-PL-1
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