The President Gold-Copper-Lead-Zinc Prospect is a gold and copper mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 200 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: 200 Feet (61 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 57.79389, -134.69667
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President Gold-Copper-Lead-Zinc Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: President Gold-Copper-Lead-Zinc Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: Just East Of Chatham Strait Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS MF-467, LOC. 66 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): FOUR CLAIMS STAKED IN 1900, OPEN CUTS, SHAFT STARTED IN 1903. NO RECORD OF ANY PRODUCTION.
Comment (Deposit): 3 LEDGES OF QUARTZ AND MINERALIZED AVERAGING 30 FT. WIDE, SEPARATED BY NARROW BELTS OF SCHIST CONTAINING PYRRHOTITE, PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, SMALL AMOUNTS OF GALENA AND SPHALERITE, SMALL AMOUNTS OF FREE GOLD.
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS, SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 66 (1972)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 87 (1978)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-467-66
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