Alaska Canyon Prospect

The Alaska Canyon Prospect is a barium-barite mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,180 feet.

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: Alaska Canyon Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 5,180 Feet (1,579 Meters)

Commodity: Barium-Barite

Lat, Long: 41.24722, -118.55500

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Alaska Canyon Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alaska Canyon Prospect
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2241


Commodity

Primary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Jackson Mountains District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


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

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal Alteration


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2241, CONTINUOUS CHIP 2.2 FT CONTAINS 3% FE, 0.2% MG, 7% CA, 0.5% TI, 500 PPM MN, 500 PPM B, 5000 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 7 PPM CO, 50 PPM CR, 30 PPM CU, 30 PPM NI, 15 PPM PB, 15 PPM SC, 1500 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 150 PPM ZR.


Materials

Ore: Barite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Sericite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE IN FELSIC INTRUSIVE; HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED, WITH SERICITE AND LIMONITE

Comment (Workings): ADIT

Comment (Location): IN ALASKA CANYON . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION AND SUBSEQUENT SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.