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Anderson Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Zinc, Lead
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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. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001315
MRDS ID A012054
Record type Site
Current site name Anderson Prospect
Related records 10112523

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -134.30089, 58.28003 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juneau(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Juneau B-1(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

  • SE OF SILVER QUEEN GROUP; BEST LOCATION: USGS OFR 85-717, NO. J173 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
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Perseverance Slate;Gastineau Volcanics; Greenstone And Greenschist
    Rock description Perseverance Slate;Gastineau Volcanics; Greenstone And Greenschist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -134.30089, 58.28003
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT IS IN BLACK SLATE ABOVE A GREENSTONE FOOTWALL; CONTACT BETWEEN SLATE AND GREENSTONE STRIKES N 40 W, DIPS 70 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Juneau

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPLORED BY 2 40-50 FT TUNNELS AND SURFACE PITS

Comments on development

  • 13 UNPATENTED LODE CLAIMS; ACTIVE IN EARLY 1900'S

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEINS 2-9 FT WIDE AND STRINGER ZONES 4-5 FT WIDE CONTAIN PYRITE, SPHALERITE AND GALENA; NO DATA ON GOLD CONTENT
Deposit ADJOINS SILVER QUEEN ON THE SE; SEE ALSO: REAGEN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1985 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

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