The Baney Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 157 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: 157 Feet (48 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.62111, -136.10667
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Baney Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Baney Gold Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
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 65 Degrees W, Dips 70 Degrees Sw
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
Analytical Data: 14 IN. THICK VEINLET REPORTED TO CARRY 0.5 OZ/TON AU-REF.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 22 FT. DEEP SHAFT, FLOODED AS OF 1938. LARGE NUMBER OF PROSPECT CUTS, PITS, TRENCHES.
Comment (Location): USGS B 929, PLATE 1; USGS MF-467, LOC. 38; USGS MF-1476-B, LOC. 19 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): SHAFT AND PROSPECT OPENINGS EXPOSE FAULT FOR 550 FT. IN GRAYWACKE. QUARTZ VEINLETS IN FOOTWALL OF FAULT, UP TO 14 IN. THICK, CONTAIN GOLD.
Comment (Development): 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS HELD BY W.D. BANEY AS OF 1938. SHAFT SUNK, PROSPECT PITS, CUTS, TRENCHES DUG. NO PRODUCTION REPORTED.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 929, P. 120-121, PLATE 1, 3 (1941)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 14 (1978)
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 38 (1972)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-B-929-PL-1
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