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California Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, 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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001332
MRDS ID A012072
Record type Site
Current site name California Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -134.88593, 58.65975 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juneau(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Juneau C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Juneau NE(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

  • SEE: USGS BULL 502, PLATE 2, LOC. 2 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
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -134.88593, 58.65975
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • COUNTRY ROCK IS SLATE, GREENSCHIST, BRECCIA AND A GREENSTONE UNIT DESCRIBED AS AN AUGITE MELAPHYRE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1897
Discoverer J.G. Davies; E.F. Pond

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPLORED BY AT LEAST TWO TUNNELS; LONGEST WAS 160 FT

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED IN LATE 1890'S TO EARLY 1900'S; 3 CLAIMS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO SEPARATE LODES: 3 FT ZONE OF MINERALIZED GREENSCHIST AT CONTACT WITH A GREENSTONE (AUGITE MELAPHYRE) HANGING WALL; OTHER LODE IS IN SLATE ABOVE A GREENSTONE FOOTWALL; ARSENOPYRITE, GALANA AND FREE (?) GOLD PRESENT IN QUARTZ-CARBONATE VEINLETS
Deposit SEE ALSO: GOLD STANDARD ; 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
Editor 14-APR-1994 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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