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Unnamed Prospect

Past Producer 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. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000420
MRDS ID A010586
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.84269, 61.42952 (WGS84)
Elevation 335
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position No latitude-longitude reported. Given lat-lon is from ARDF record number TY003.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tyonek B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Tyonek SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tyonek(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Yentna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • "MINE" IS 1 1/2 MILES DOWN LEWIS RIVER, PLACERS & DREDGE SITES LOCATED DOWNSTREAM OF THIS SITE ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.84269, 61.42952
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1916
Year of last production 1957

Mining district

District name Redoubt District

Comments on the workings information

  • EXTENSIVE SLUICING OPERATIONS ON SEVEVERAL PRIVATE CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLACER DEPOSITS IN STREAM THAT CUTS INTO CRETACEOUS GRANITIC ROCKS, AU PROBABLY DERIVED FROM NUMEROUS SMALL QUARTZ VEINS IN GRANITIC ROCKS-

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-84 Garrison, Michael T. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

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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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