The Dennison Fk., Fortymile R 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
Dennison Fk., Fortymile R Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dennison Fk., Fortymile R Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Comment (Location): USGS MF-393, LOC. 53. DEPOSIT ON BENCH NEAR MOUTH OF DENNISON FORK. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): CONSIDERABLE PROSPECTING AND A DITCH CONSTRUCTED, BUT NO RECORD OF MINING.
Comment (Deposit): BENCH NEAR MOUTH CARRIES GOLD. SAMPLE FROM FOOT OF BLUFF AT MOUTH CONTAINED A TRACE OF SCHEELITE.
Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT UNDER 50 FEET PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-393 (A-2), LOC. 53
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 520, P. 214.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 1155, P. 81.
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-393-53
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