The Gold Standard Mine 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
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Gold Standard Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Standard Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Bismuth
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
District: Ketchikan District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1898
Year Last Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1897
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: $5 TO $15/TON AU (1902 PRICES)
Materials
Ore: Tetradymite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCED INTERMITTENLY. NO DATA ON QUANTITY OR GRADE OF ORE.
Comment (Deposit): TWO SETS OF QUARTZ VEINS. OLDER SET IS LARGER AND CARRIES MOST OF ORE
Comment (Geology): WALLS OF LARGEST VEIN (THE ONE MINED) ARE SLICKENSIDED AND GOUGE IS PRESENT ALONG FOOTWALL
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO GOLD STANDARD, KETCHIKAN QUAD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1, P. 59-60.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 347, P. 153-155.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 592, P. 86.
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SPECIAL REPORT 1, P. 6-8.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF 433.
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-869, P. 76-77.
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