Unnamed Prospect

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136504
MAS/MILS ID 0020950186
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect
Alternate or previous names Bebe Point, Whale Bay

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -148.17973, 60.17534 (WGS84)
Elevation 3
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seward A-4 NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seward SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Federal lands

National Forest(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 001 N 007 E 14 NWNESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -148.17973, 60.17534

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N28E
    Dip 30W
    Thickness 1.8M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N28E:30W
    Date of Last Modification 880427

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Simon Lacy
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1911

Comments on the workings information

  • One 15.2 m.-long adit.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    I273

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-25).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-APR-1988 Mpm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.