Purdy Prospect

The Purdy Prospect is a 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

Name: Purdy Prospect

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 64.10056, -141.94444

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Purdy Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Purdy Prospect


Commodity

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

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Deposit): GOLD IN 6 FT. DEEP CALCITE AND QUARTZ VEIN CUTTING PHYLLITE. A FEW OTHER DISCONTINUOUS CALCITE VEINLETS CONTAIN SPECKS OF GOLD.

Comment (Development): ONE RICH VEIN FOUND. EXTENSIVE PROSPECTING EXPOSED ONLY A FEW ADDITIONAL THIN DISCONTINUOUS CALCITE VEINLETS. A LITTLE GOLD HAS BEEN MINED.

Comment (Location): USGS MF-393, LOC. 13. DEPOSIT ON THE RIDGE BETWEEN STONEHOUSE CR. AND MYERS FORK. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-393 (A-2), LOC. 13.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1271-G, P. G-28.

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-393-13


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