The Mildred Gold Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 20 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: 20 Feet (6 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 57.5975, -133.35250
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Mildred Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mildred Gold Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1895
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Foliation Of Schist Strikes N 26 Degrees W, Dips 78 Degrees Sw
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MASSIVE PYRITE GRAB SAMPLE: 9.0 PPM AU, 300 PPM AG, 15,000 PPM PB. 5 FT. CHIP SAMPLE IN SCHIST: 0.1 PPM AU, 0.7 PPM AG
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ANALYTICAL DATA FROM USGS B 1525, TABLE 15, SAMPLES 4S088, 4S091
Comment (Location): USGS B 1525, FIG. 27, 28 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): MILDRED ADIT DRIVEN FROM 1895-1905. NO KNOWN PRODUCTION.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS AND STRINGER ZONES IN MUSCOVITE SCHIST, CONTAIN TRACE AMOUNTS OF GOLD, SILVER, AND LEAD.
Comment (Workings): 545 FT. ADIT WITH SEVERAL CROSSCUTS.
Comment (Deposit): LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON PROSPECT. SAMPLE RESULTS NOT ENCOURAGING. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1525, P. 121-24, FIGS. 27, 28, TABLE 15, PLATES 1, 3 (1984)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-B-1525-FIG-27, 28
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