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Mildred Gold Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002419
MRDS ID A013340
Record type Site
Current site name Mildred Gold Prospect
Related records 10161384

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -133.35443, 57.59725 (WGS84)
Elevation 6
Relative position 0.5 MI. W OF HEAD OF WINDHAM BAY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sumdum C-5 SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sumdum N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sumdum(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central 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)

Chuck River Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS B 1525, FIG. 27, 28 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
Silver Primary
Lead Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ANALYTICAL DATA FROM USGS B 1525, TABLE 15, SAMPLES 4S088, 4S091

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result MASSIVE PYRITE GRAB SAMPLE: 9.0 PPM AU, 300 PPM AG, 15,000 PPM PB. 5 FT. CHIP SAMPLE IN SCHIST: 0.1 PPM AU, 0.7 PPM AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -133.35443, 57.59725
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Foliation Of Schist Strikes N 26 Degrees W, Dips 78 Degrees Sw

Ore body information

  • Strike N 23 DEGREES W
    Dip 45 DEGREES SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1895

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 166.12M

Comments on the workings information

  • 545 FT. ADIT WITH SEVERAL CROSSCUTS.

Comments on development

  • MILDRED ADIT DRIVEN FROM 1895-1905. NO KNOWN PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS B 1525, P. 121-24, FIGS. 27, 28, TABLE 15, PLATES 1, 3 (1984)

  • Other Database

    BAG-B-1525-FIG-27, 28

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEINS AND STRINGER ZONES IN MUSCOVITE SCHIST, CONTAIN TRACE AMOUNTS OF GOLD, SILVER, AND LEAD.
Deposit LITTLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON PROSPECT. SAMPLE RESULTS NOT ENCOURAGING. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1987 Niles, L.P. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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