The Avnet Prospect is a silver and manganese 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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Avnet Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Avnet Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Alaska
District: Rampart
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
Discovery Year: 1952
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, TONGUE, PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: USBM ASSAYS SHOWED .59% TO 34.4% MANGANESE AND UP TO .28 OZ. AG/TON.
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PSILOMELANE IN LOOSE QUARTZITE RUBBLE AND FROST BALLS IN AN AREA ABOUT 3,000 FT. BY 600 FT.. PSILOMELANE, OF POSSIBLE HYDROTHERMAL ORAGIN, OCCURS AS IRREGULAR MASSES 2-3 IN. IN LARGEST DIMENSION, AS LATTICEWORKS OF THIN SEAMS IN VEIN QUARTZ, AND AS THIN SURFACE COATINGS ON RUBBLE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CAVED IN.
Comment (Geology): THE PREDOMINANCE OF QUARTZITE APPEARS TO BE ROCK IN PLACE, BUT INTENSE FRAGMENTATION SHOWS PROBABLE DISLOCATION BY FROST ACTION.
Comment (Location): USGS MF-371-LOC. 7. PROSPECT ALONG CREST OF RIDGE BETWEEN GRANITE AND ROCK CREEKS, ABOUT 5 MILES SW OF BALDRY MTN. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): EXPLORED BY A TRENCH 40 FT. LONG, 3 FT. WIDE, AND 2 FT. DEEP, 2 PITS, AND SOME SURFACE SCRAPINGS. PROSPECT SAMPLED BY THE U.S.B.M IN 1962 AND 1963.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-371 (B-1), LOC. 7.
Reference (Deposit): USBM OF 10-65, P. 1-8, 1965
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