The Lilliwig Creek Prospect is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Alaska.
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
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Lilliwig Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lilliwig Creek Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Fortymile
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: 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
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Quartz Diorite Sericitized
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY OF SAMPLE OF SULFIDES FROM DUMP INDICATED 1.87 OZ. AU AND 2.05 OZ. AG PER TON AND .76% CU.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS MF-393, LOC. 12. PROSPECT ALONG LILLIWIG CREEK, A SMALL TRIBUTARY OF INGLE CREEK FROM THE NW. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): A SHAFT 55 FT. DEEP EXPOSED ON ORE BODY 42 FEET WIDE AT THE SURFACE OF BEDROCK AND 52 FEET WIDE 14 FT. DEEPER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT.
Comment (Deposit): GOLD QUARTZ LODE CONSISTS OF SERICITIZED QUARTZ DIORITE WITH NUMEROUS PARALLEL QUARTZ AND CALCITE VEINLETS AND GOLD BEARING SULFIDES.
Comment (Workings): 55 FT. SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): PLACER GOLD MINED FROM CREEK DOWNSTREAM FROM LODE, NO GOLD UPSTREAM. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
References
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-393-12
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 813, P. 141.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-393 (A-3), LOC. 12.
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