The Elbow Passage Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 16 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: 16 Feet (5 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.61417, -136.08389
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Elbow Passage Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Elbow Passage 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 57 Degrees W, Dips 70 Degrees Sw, Joints Strike N 40 Degrees E, Dip 80 Degrees Nw
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): GOLD CONTENT IN QUARTZ "REPORTED TO BE OF HIGH GRADE"-USGS B 929, P. 120.
Comment (Development): 6 CLAIMS STAKED BY H.O. HANSEN AND NICK BOLSHAN IN 1936. SHAFT AND PITS SUNK. NO PRODUCTION.
Comment (Deposit): FAULT 1-3 FT. THICK CONTAINS QUARTZ VEINLETS UP TO 1 IN. THICK, AND RIBBON QUARTZ UP TO 1 FT. THICK WITH SMALL CUBES OF PYRITE. QUARTZ VEIN 6-12 IN. THICK STRIKES N 40 DEGREES E, DIPS 70 DEGREES NW, OCCUPIES JOINT, CONTAINS GOLD.
Comment (Workings): 29 FT. DEEP SHAFT, SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS
Comment (Location): USGS B 929, PLATE 1; USGS MF-467, LOC. 39 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 929, P. 119-120 (1941)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 40 (1978)
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 39 (1972)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-B-929-PL-1
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