Apache-Navajo Gold-Silver Prospect

The Apache-Navajo Gold-Silver Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,664 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

Name: Apache-Navajo Gold-Silver Prospect

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 2,664 Feet (812 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 57.59472, -133.27611

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Apache-Navajo Gold-Silver Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Apache-Navajo Gold-Silver Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Alaska
District: Petersburg


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: 1900
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: BEST ASSAY: 2.4 PPM AG, TRACE OF AU-REF. 1, TABLE 18, P. 273, SAMPLE 3P131


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): 60 FT. AND 80 FT. LONG ADITS, SHALLOW TRENCH, 2-STAMP MILL. ADITS ARE 800 FT. APART.

Comment (Location): USGS B 1525, FIGS. 26, 43, 44, 45. LOCATION IS SOUTH ADIT. NORTH ADIT AND TRENCH ARE 800 FT. N. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): TWO ADITS AND 2-STAMP MILL COMPLETED BETWEEN 1900-1903. ORE TESTED IN 2-STAMP MILL IN 1903 AND FOUND TOO LOW-GRADE TO MINE. APACHE-NAVAJO CLAIMS PATENTED IN 1909 BY WINDHAM CHIEF GOLD MINING COMPANY.

Comment (Deposit): VERY IRREGULAR QUARTZ VEINS IN BROWN SCHIST AND PHYLLITE.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1525, P. 138, FIGS. 26, 43, 44, 45, TABLES 14, 18, PLATES 1, 3 (1984)

Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 91-86, P. 24 (1986)

Reference (Other Database): BAG-B-1525-FIGS-26, 43, 44, 45


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