1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

Alaska Rand Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Map
XML
JSON
KML
C

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001347
MRDS ID A012088
Record type Site
Current site name Alaska Rand Prospect
Related records 10258174

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -134.7409, 58.16918 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
(click for info)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • APPROXIMATED FROM USGS OFR 85-717, NO. J067 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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0-1 PPM AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -134.7409, 58.16918
ListMap

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE
    Strike N 25 W
    Dip 85 W
    Thickness 1.83M
    Length 27.43M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PHYLLITES, SCHISTS AND FOLIATED GREENSTONE; STRIKE N 25 W, DIP 60 W

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 7.62M

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPLORED BY TRENCHES AND 25 FT CROSSCUT; 7 UNPATENTED LODE CLAIMS

Comments on development

  • CLAIMS, 1938

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A012088

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 85-717, P. 80

  • Other Database

    BAG-OFR-85-717-067

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE WHITE QUARTZ LENSES 1-6 FT WIDE, UP TO 90 FT LONG; SPARSE PYRITE AND ARSENOPYRITE IN BANDED WHITE AND CLEAR QUARTZ WITH SOME CARBONATE AND IN ALTERED PHYLLITE
Deposit LOCATION MAY BE SAME AS ALASKA EMPIRE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1986 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 14-APR-1994 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey