The Gossan Peak is a zinc mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 5,085 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,085 Feet (1,550 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 63.9244, -148.28330
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Gossan Peak MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gossan Peak
Secondary: Sheep Creek
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: Alaska
District: Bonnifield District
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
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
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Unknown: Cassiterite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Galena
Comments
Comment (Ownership): BEAR CREEK MINING CO. DRILLED A 425-FT HOLE IN 1977 SHOWING 350 FT OF MINERALIZED CHERT AND SCHIST. BUMINES TESTING OF THIS DRILL CORE YIELDED AVERAGE GRADES OF 1.4% ZINC, 0.6% LEAD, 0.035% TIN, AND 0.3 OZ/TON SILVER. FROM THIS, BUMINES INFERS 5.5 MILLION LBS SN CONTAINED IN 750 FT OF EXPOSED MINERALIZATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ-805, 1970
Reference (Deposit): BUMINES RI 9256, 1989
Reference (Deposit): BUMINES IC 9037, 1987
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