The Gertrude Gold Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 20 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 20 Feet (6 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 57.59222, -133.33667
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Gertrude Gold Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gertrude Gold Prospect
Secondary: Gertrude and Gertrude 400 Adits
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
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: L
Description: Foliation Of Schist Strikes Nw, Dips 70 Degrees W
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: BEST CHANNEL SAMPLE (6 FT.): 0.30 PPM AU, 3 PPM AG (SEMIQUANTITATIVE SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS), 1.4 PPM AU, 6.5 PPM AG (FIRE ASSAY). GERTRUDE "400" ADIT-RANDOM CHIP SAMPLE: 0.40 PPM AU, 0.5 PPM AG. B 1525, TABLE 15, SAMPLES 4K076, 4K077, 4K081.
Analytical Data: GERTRUDE ADIT-QUARTZ-PYRITE GRAB SAMPLE: 7.0 PPM AU, 150 PPM AG
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS B 1525, FIGS. 27, 29, 30. LOCATION IS AT GERTRUDE ADIT. GERTRUDE 400 ADIT LIES 500 FT. SE AT ELEVATION OF 400 FT.. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): GERTRUDE AND GERTRUDE 400 ADITS DRIVEN ABOUT 1920. NO KNOWN PRODUCTION.
Comment (Deposit): MUSCOVITE SCHIST WITH QUARTZ STRINGERS PARALLEL TO FOLIATION AT GERTRUDE ADIT, QUARTZ POD STRIKING N 50 W, DIPPING 35 DEGREES NE IN PHYLLITIC SCHIST AT GERTRUDE "400" ADIT.
Comment (Workings): GERTRUDE ADIT: 160 FT. ADIT WITH ABOUT 50 FT. OF CROSSCUTS. GERTRUDE 400 ADIT: 55 FT. ADIT WITH 5 FT. CROSSCUT, ADIT FLOODED AS OF 1974.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1525, P. 121-126, FIGS. 27, 29, 30, PLATES 1, 3 (1984)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-B-1525-FIG-27, 29, 30
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