The Tanana Prospect is a tungsten and gold mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Tanana Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tanana Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Gold
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Schist Soft, Decomposed, And Iron Stained
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): ACTIVE PROSPECTING, 1916. SIX SCHEELITE LODES DISCOVERED ON 5 CLAIMS. NO PRODUCTION.
Comment (Geology): PROSPECT IS ON THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF LARGE PORPHYRITIC GRANITE BODY. CLEAVAGE OF SCHIST STRIKES N 30 E, DIPS 35 NW. STRUCTURE OF SCHIST THOUGHT TO HAVE DETERMINED THE SITE OF ORE DEPOSITION. SCHEELITE MINERALIZATION THOUGHT TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE BEFORE THE FORMATION OF GOLD QUARTZ VEINS. MINERALIZATION THOUGHT TO BE INDUCED BY GRANITIC INTRUSIVE.
Comment (Location): USGS MF-410, LOC. 27. DEPOSIT ALONG THE NE SIDE OF TUNGSTEN GULCH, A HEADWATER TRIBUTARY OF FIRST CHANCE CREEK. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): AURIFEROUS QUARTZ-SCHEELITE VEINLETS ARE IN STRINGERS (2-6 IN. WIDE) OF DECOMPOSED QUARTZITE SCHIST THAT ALSO CARRIES SOME SCHEELITE AND GOLD. GOLD QUARTZ VEIN (STRIKE N 8 W, DIP 60 E) CUTS SCHEELITE LODE, WHICH IS 3 FT. THICK.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-410 (D-2), LOC. 27
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 662, P. 422-423
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