The Liberty Gold-Copper Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 801 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
Elevation: 801 Feet (244 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 57.00306, -135.17361
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Liberty Gold-Copper Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Liberty Gold-Copper Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Chichagof
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AU AT $20.67/OZ IN 1898), MILL TESTS UP TO $5/TON
Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED $2.50/TON (PROBABLY BOTH AU AND AG
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS MF-467, LOC. 59 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): MINING BEFORE 1898, SOME MILL TESTS MADE. PROBABLY NO WORK AFTER 1900. 1 CLAIM STAKED IN 1900.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS IN SHATTERED ZONE UP TO 7 FT. THICK IN SLATE. ORE CONSISTS OF QUARTZ, CALCITE, CHLORITE, PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE, GOLD, AND PROBABLY SILVER.
Comment (Workings): NATURE OF WORKINGS NOT KNOWN
References
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-467-59
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 20-73, LOC. 92 (1978)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 71 (1978)
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 59 (1972)
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