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St. Louis Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001297
MRDS ID A012034
Record type Site
Current site name St. Louis Prospect
Alternate or previous names Summit Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -134.67953, 58.52947 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS BULL 502, PLATE 2, LOC. 15 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 Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) 6 In Alteration Halo Around Ore Body On St. Louis Claim; No Alteration On Summit Claim

Analytical data

Result ORE BODY ON ST. LOUIS CLAIM REPORTED TO AVERAGE 1/4 OZ/TON AU, USGSOFR 84-572, P. 168, NO. 62

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Coast Range Intrusive Complex
    Rock description Coast Range Intrusive Complex
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -134.67953, 58.52947
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Juneau/Eagle River

Land status

Ownership category State

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • 30 FT SHAFT SUNK IN EARLY 1900'S ON SUMMIT VEIN; 21 UNPATENTED LODE CLAIMS AND 5 PLACER CLAIMS IN AREA

Comments on development

  • ACTIVE IN EARLY 1900'S

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A012034

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 502, P. 52

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 1246, P. 159

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 84-572, P. 168, NO. 62

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 85-717, P. 144

  • Other Database

    BAG-OFR-85-717-131

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ST. LOUIS CLAIM: SHEAR ZONE 7 FT WIDE COMPOSED OF QUARTZ FRAGMENTS IN A MATRIX OF ALTERED DIORITE; ORE ZONE 40 FT LONG, 4 FT THICK CONTAINING ARSENOPYRITE AND RARE GALENA AND PYRITE; SUMMIT CLAIM: ARSENOPYRITE AND FREE GOLD IN QUARTZ VEIN 6-8 IN THICK, 30 FT LONG WHICH CUTS ACROSS LAYERING IN QUARTZ DIORITE GNEISS
Deposit SEE ALSO: MITCHELL AND MCPHERSON ; 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