Aurora Borealis Mine

The Aurora Borealis Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

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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Site Name

Primary: Aurora Borealis Mine
Secondary: Ab
Secondary: Morningstar

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Alaska
District: Juneau/Eagle River

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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: 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

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Development): SMALL MILL OPERATED BEFORE 1895; BY 1905 MINE HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR "SEVERAL YEARS"; SOME WORK DONE IN THE 1930'S

Comment (Deposit): 3.5 FT THICK QUARTZ VEIN NEAR SLATE/GREENSTONE CONTACT CONTAINS GOLD, ARSENOPYRITE, PYRITE AND SUBORDINATE GALENA

Comment (Location): SEE: USGS BULL 502, PLATE 2, LOC. 3 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Workings): TWO 200 FT TUNNELS AND SMALL MILL ON SITE, BEFORE 1900; 56 UNPATENTED LODE CLAIMS COVER THIS SITE, BESSIE AND ALASKA-WASHINGTON LOCATIONS

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: BESSIE, AK-WASHINGTON ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 502, P. 47-48

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1246, P. 158-159

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 84-572, P. 164, NO. 52

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P 131

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-118

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