The Blossom Prospect is a tungsten 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
Blossom Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blossom Prospect
Secondary: Black Bear
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1916
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: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Development): PROSPECTED BY 2 SHAFTS AND 23 TRENCHES AND PITS. CLAIMS LOCATED BY 1916.
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE IN QUARTZ-SCHEELITE STRINGERS AND IN THIN ZONES IN SCHIST IN CONTACT WITH THE QUARTZ STRINGERS. NO TACTITE DEVELOPED. DEPOSIT ALONG WESTERN PERIPHERY OF A LARGE MASS OF PORPHYRITIC GRANITE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ALL CAVED BY 1942.
Comment (Geology): BEDROCK INTRUDED BY A PORPHYRITIC GRANITE DIKE. DIKE VISIBLE IN BOTTOM OF SHAFT. ANOTHER SHAFT 20 FT. DEEP OPENED A SCHEELITE LODE 3-4 FT. THICK.
Comment (Location): USGS MF-410, LOC. 27. DEPOSIT AT THE EXTREME HEAD OF ENGINEER CREEK, ON RIDGE BETWEEN STEELE AND FIRST CHANCE CREEKS. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991). 1:250000 QUADRANGLE IS A 1956 VERSION.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-410 (D-2), LOC. 27
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 662, P. 422, 424
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1024-I, P. 201, 203-204
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