The Lurvey Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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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
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Lurvey Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lurvey Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): 2 PATENTED PLACER CLAIMS; SLUICING CIRCA 1889; RESULTS UNSATISFACTORY
Comment (Deposit): AURIFEROUS GRAVELS IN STREAM ABOVE LAKE AND LAKE GRAVELS 15-20 FT THICK; ABOUT AN ACRE OF LAKE GRAVEL WAS SLUICED THROUGH 9 350 FT TUNNELIN 1889
Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATED FROM USGS OFR 85-717, NO. J167 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991). 1:250000 QUADRANGLE IS A 1962 VERSION.
Comment (Workings): 350 FT DRAINAGE TUNNEL DRIVEN PRIOR TO 1889
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: LURVEY AMPHITHEATRE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 287, P. 80
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P. 180
Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-167
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