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Patton 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001287
MRDS ID A012019
Record type Site
Current site name Patton Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -134.65591, 58.47447 (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)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • BEST LOCATION: USGS BULL 502, PLATE II, LOC. 18 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
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result LOW GRADE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -134.65591, 58.47447
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 30.48M
    Width 21.34M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1882

Mining district

District name Juneau/Eagle River

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the workings information

  • 5 ADITS, AVERAGE ABOUT 100 FT LONG, CURRENT CONDITION UNKNOWN; 3 UNPATENTED AND 6 PATENTED LODE CLAIMS

Comments on development

  • MOST WORK 1882-1906

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEVERAL CONFORMABLE QUARTZ STRINGER LODES IN SLATE TREND N 50-60 W, DIP 70-80 NE; TWO QUARTZ VEINS UP TO 2 FT THICK SLIGHTLY CROSSCUT FOLIATION; STRINGER LODES 20-70 FT WIDE, AVE. 30 FT; SPARSE PYRITE AND ARSENOPYRITE WITH TRACES OF AU
Deposit MONTANA BASIN GRAVELS HAVE BEEN WORKED FOR PLACER GOLD ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-85 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) 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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