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Boston Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001299
MRDS ID A012037
Record type Site
Current site name Boston Prospect
Related records 10161243

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -134.41507, 58.30669 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juneau(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Juneau B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Juneau SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lynn Canal(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION APPROXIMATED FROM OLD CLAIM MAP; BEST LOCATION: USGS OFR 85-717, NO. J158; SEE ALSO: ADGGS CLAIM STATUS MAP, 1982, JUNEAU 1: 250000 QUAD., NO. 62 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -134.41507, 58.30669
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 188.37M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPMENT AS OF 1906: 118 FT SHAFT, 500 FT IN DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS

Comments on development

  • DEVELOPMENT WORK REPORTED 1905-1906 AND 1914; 3 LODE CLAIMS PATENTED IN 1917

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOW GRADE GOLD VALVES IN MINERALIZED ALBITE DIORITE DIKE CUTTING SLATE; ACCESSORY MINERALS ARE APATITE, TITANITE AND MAGNETITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1985 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 14-APR-1994 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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