Spot Fraction

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

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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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