The Gold Bench Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 951 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 951 Feet (290 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 66.98, -150.63972
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Gold Bench Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Bench Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Koyukuk District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): SOME SURFACE GRAVEL 80 TO 90 DOLLARS PER DAY DER MAN USING ROCKER
Comment (Location): PLACER ON THREE CLAIMS (60 ACRES) SOUTH SIDE OF RIVER; QUARTER MILELONG AND UP TO 200 FT WIDE, CENTERED AT LOCATION. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): SHOVEL, SLUICE BOX, ROCKER, DRIFTS
Comment (Deposit): PRODUCING GRAVELS 18 TO 24 INCHES THICK; 150 TO 200 FT WIDE AND QUARTER MILE LONG
Comment (Geology): GOLD FOUND IN SURFACE DEPOSITS; WELL WASHED GRAVELS OF SCHIST PEBBLES, QUARTZ PEBBLES, FLINT; IGNEOUS BOULDERS, COBBLES. ; MAJOR.UNITS: UNCONSOLIDATED FURIAL SEDIMENTS; MOST PRODUCTION FROM FALSE BEDROCK OF REDDISH SANDS 2 TO 12 INCHES THICK
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 532, P. 70, 105-106.
Reference (Deposit): REED, 1938, ALASKA DEPT OF MINES UNPUBL REPT, P. 153-154.
Reference (Production): USGS BULL 532, P. 70.
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