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Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001981
MRDS ID A012825
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -165.46717, 64.63595 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • MOUTH OF BOULDER CR. 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

Analytical data

Result $3-4/TON IN AU, (AU AT $20.67/FINE OZ.), USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 196.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -165.46717, 64.63595
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Comments on the geologic information

  • CHLORITE SCHIST IN OPEN-CUT, HIGHLY CONTORTED.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 20-FT OPEN CUT ALONG N BANK.

Comments on development

  • DEVELOPED IN EARLY 1900'S

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A012825

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 196.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULLETIN 533, P. 131.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULLETIN 722, P. 251.

  • Other Database

    BAG-MF-463-37

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EARLIER REPORTS MENTION SEVERAL AURIFEROUS QUARTZ VEINS UP TO 5 IN WIDE, IN LIMESTONE NEAR THE MOUTH OF BOULDER CR.; OPEN-CUT EXAMINED IN 1920 WAS ALONG N BANK OF BOULDER CR., NEAR THE MOUTH, AND EXPOSED A QUARTZ-CALCITE STRINGER ZONE UP TO 1 FT WIDE IN SCHIST WITH NO SIGNIFICANT AU MINERALIZATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) U.S. Geological Survey