The Black Chief Prospect is a 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
Black Chief Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Chief Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau/Eagle River
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Type: Surface/Underground
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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS BULL 502, PLATE 2, LOC. 10 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Commodity): NO DATA ON GOLD CONTENT; PRESENCE OF GOLD INFERRED FROM EXTENT OF WORKINGS
Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN EARLY 1900'S
Comment (Workings): THREE VEINS WERE EXPLORED BY 312 FT OF WORKINGS
Comment (Deposit): PRESENCE OF GOLD NOT CONFIRMED; MUST HAVE BEEN SOME OR WORKINGS WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN LESS EXTENSIVE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ STRINGERS IN INDEFINITE BRECCIATED ZONE BETWEEN 4-20 FT WIDE IN BLACK SLATE, QUARTZ CARRIES A LITTLE PYRITE AND GALENA
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 379, P. 71
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 502, P. 51
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 84-572, P. 165, NO. 56
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P. 130
Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-117
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