The Battle Lake Gold Lode Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Battle Lake Gold Lode Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Battle Lake Gold Lode Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Bristol Bay
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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
Discovery Year: 1964
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: USGS B1368-B, P. B79
Analytical Data: SELECTED SAMPLES CONTAIN 14.18-1,247 G/TON AU, 227-5,783 G/TON AG, SEVERAL % CU
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN WITH VISIBLE FREE GOLD LOCALLY, SILVER SULPHOSALT, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE, MALACHITE; MINERALIZATION EXCEEDINGLY SPORADIC; WIDTH VARIES FROM A FEW CM TO 2M, STRIKE LENGTH AT LEAST 300M
Comment (Location): MF-364 LOCATION 18 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): DIAMOND DRILLING UNDERTAKEN IN 1965, RESULTS NOT ENCOURAGING
Comment (Workings): DIAMOND DRILLING UNDERTAKEN IN 1965
Comment (Geology): QUARTZ VEIN CUTS PROPYLITIZED INTERBEDDED VOLCANIC BRECCIA AND DACITE
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN WITH FREE GOLD LOCALLY, SILVER SULPHOSALT, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE. MINERALIZATION IS EXCEEDINGLY SPORADIC AND RESULTS OF DIAMOND DRILLING ARE NOT ENCOURAGING. FURTHER PROSPECTING OF AREA IS WARRANTED, ACCORDING TO USGS B1368-B, P. 79 (1980) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 81-1343A, P. A3 (1981)
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-364, LOCATION 18 (1972)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-364-18
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1368-B, P. B78-B79 (1980)
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