Rodman Bay Gold Prospect

The Rodman Bay Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 351 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

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Site Name

Primary: Rodman Bay 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
Discovery Year: 1898
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Commodity): "ORE IS REPORTED TO BE OF VERY LOW GRADE"-USGS B 259, P. 59

Comment (Location): USGS MF-467, LOC. 52 IS VERY INACCURATE. LOCATION HAS BEEN PLACED AT END OF ROAD (PROBABLY OLD RAILROAD BED) ON RODMAN CREEK, NEAR LOC. 115 A ON USBM OFR 20-73 CLAIM MAP OVERLAY. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): 2 CLAIMS STAKED IN AREA IN 1902. CROSSCUT DRIVEN, MILL, POWER PLANT, AND RAILROAD BUILT, BUT MINE NEVER PRODUCED AND WAS CLOSED IN 1904, WITH MOST EQUIPMENT SOLD.

Comment (Deposit): KNOPF, 1912 (USGS B 504) STATES "A REMARKABLE MINING FAILURE". SOME INVESTORS REALLY LOST THEIR SHIRT ON THIS ONE! ORE TOO LOW GRADE TO BE PROFITABLE MINING. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED BELT OF WRINKLED SLATE SEVERAL HUNDRED FT. WIDE CONTAINING INTERLACED STRINGERS OF QUARTZ AND CALCITE ACCOMPANIED BY SULFIDES CARRYING GOLD. IRREGULAR FISSURES WITH QUARTZ FOUND IN TUNNEL.

Comment (Workings): EXTENSIVE SURFACE DEVELOPMENTS, 800 FT. CROSSCUT TUNNEL, 120 STAMP MILL, SMALL POWER PLANT, NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD 7 MI. LONG FROM MILL TO WHARF ON RODMAN BAY.

Comment (Geology): SLATE INTRUDED BY DIABASE DIKES IN VICINITY OF ORE BODY. GRANODIORITE BELT INTRUDED A FEW MILES DISTANT.

References

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-467-52

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 90 (1978)

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 259, P. 58-59 (1905)

Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 20-73, LOC. 115A (1978)

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 52 (1972)

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