Chichagof Prosperity

The Chichagof Prosperity is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 7 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

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Site Name

Primary: Chichagof Prosperity
Secondary: Monte Cristo
Secondary: Gloria B
Secondary: Eagle Nest
Secondary: Wedge Chichagof Prosperity

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: 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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A003100 STAKED PRIOR TO 1910. BY 1931 9 CLAIMS ACTIVE. 11 CLAIMS ACTIVE 1938-39. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. INACTIVE 1976. 45FT ADIT; 432FT DRIFTS WITH 92FT WINZE; OLD SMALL ADIT; MANY PITS & TRENCHES. MAJOR WORK ON CHICHAGOFF PROSPERITY #2 CLAIM. MINOR WORKINGS ON GLORIA B CLAIM. OPTIONED BY HIRST CHICHAGOFF MINING COMPANY IN 1938-39. COMPOSED OF AURIFEROUS QTZ VEINS & VEINLETS IN SHEAR ZONE IN SITKA GRAYWACKE. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 & 4 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP.

References

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 370901 p. 16

Reference (Deposit): PE114-6

Reference (Deposit): B929 pp. 133-134

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 138-139

Reference (Deposit): MF467

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-060

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-061

Reference (Deposit): B504 p. 25

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