The Luther Prospect is a lead mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Luther Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Luther Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
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: 1904
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
Analytical Data: TRACE AU, 0.23 OZ AG/TON, USGS BULLETIN 358, P. 44.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Axinite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Idocrase
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Pyroxene
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS CIRCULAR 214, PLATE 1, PROSPECT NO. 1. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): GALENA AND SPHALERITE IN 4 FT THICK REPLACEMENT LODE IN MARMARIZED LIMESTONE; SPHALERITE IN CONTACT METAMORPHOSED LIMESTONE NEARBY.
Comment (Workings): EXPLORED BY TRENCH 30 FT LONG, 10 FT WIDE, AND 12 FT DEEP.
Comment (Development): DEVELOPED PRIOR TO 1918.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 358, P. 43-44.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 733, P. 86-87.
Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRCULAR 214, PLATE 1, PROSPECT 1.
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-426-11
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