The Spot Fraction is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 633 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
Elevation: 633 Feet (193 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.7333, -164.90500
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Spot Fraction MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spot Fraction
Secondary: Washington Creek
Secondary: No. 8 Above Connolly's
Secondary: Kougarok River
Secondary: Sweeny
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining 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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION: 69,752 OZ. AU, 7,049 OZ. AG FOR KAUGAROK RIVER. BEDROCK IS COMPLEXLY FAULTED PRE-ORDOVICIAN METASEDIMENTARY AND MAFIC VOLCANIC OR INTRUSIVE ROCKS AND YOUNGER PALEOZOIC CARBONATES. QUARTZ VEINS THAT CARRY PYRITE AND/OR COPPER SULFIDES ARE COMMON. PLACER CONCENTRATES CONTAIN MAGNETITE, PYRITE, GALENA. SILVER RICH SULFIDE, CASSITERITE, AND GOLD CEMENTED FRACTURED QUARTZ. MAJOR PLACERS ARE RELATED TO ALTERED HIGH ANGLE OR THRUST FAULT-ZONES WHICH CONTAIN CRUSHED QUARTZ VEINLETS OR FINE-GRAINED SILICA WITH PYRITE. REF. POINT 2 MILES UP FROM CONFLUENCE OF WASHINGTON AND MACKLIN CREEKS.
References
Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 55, 62
Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 63, 71
Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 65-66, 76
Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 64, 75
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 61
Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 58, 68
Reference (Deposit): TDM5R p. 22
Reference (Deposit): C265 pp. 4, 6
Reference (Deposit): OF377 p. 30
Reference (Deposit): MF417
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 44
Reference (Deposit): OF536 p. 2
Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 76-77
Reference (Deposit): THE MAPMAKERS p. 18
Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 22, 24
Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 27, 30
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 48-49
Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 48, 54
Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 45, 51
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 51
Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 9
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 14
Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 27
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 18
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-052
Reference (Deposit): P2 pp. 62, 64
Reference (Deposit): B314l pp. 169-172, 176-178
Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 305-309, 315-320
Reference (Deposit): B345m pp. 228, 244
Reference (Deposit): B345n p. 266
Reference (Deposit): B358 p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B379p p. 296
Reference (Deposit): B442s pp. 364-365
Reference (Deposit): B480c p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B592u pp. 388, 394
Reference (Deposit): B662q p. 452
Reference (Deposit): B712h p. 189
Reference (Deposit): B714k p. 233
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B722f p. 181
Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 372
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 27-28
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