Blossom Prospect

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

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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

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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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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