Cobol Prospect

The Cobol Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 558 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

Name: Cobol Prospect

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation: 558 Feet (170 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 57.4944, -135.86940

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Satelite image of the Cobol Prospect

Cobol Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cobol Prospect
Secondary: Slocum Grunter
Secondary: Island Cove
Secondary: Slocum Arm Mining Company
Secondary: Cox-Bolyan Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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

Owner Name: John T. Brockway
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977

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): 8 CLAIMS STAKED 1925. ACTIVE TO PRESENT (1977). WORKINGS: 580FT ADIT & 1514FT ADIT. COMPOSED OF AURIFEROUS QTZ VEINS IN FAULT IN GRAYWACKE IN WATERFALL GREENSTONE FORMATION. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 & 4 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP.

Comment (Reference): WILLIAMS, 1928, 3P. (AJ REPORT-SEE BACK-UP FILE)