Tanana Prospect

The Tanana Prospect is a tungsten and 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

Name: Tanana Prospect  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten, Gold

Lat, Long: 64.95222, -147.52917

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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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