Unnamed Near Totem Bay

The Unnamed Near Totem Bay 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

Name: Unnamed Near Totem Bay

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 56.46778, -133.43389

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Unnamed Near Totem Bay MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Near Totem Bay


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Alaska
District: Kupreanof


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

Form: SEE DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION COMMENTS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): APPROXIMATE CENTER OF A BLOCK OF FIVE PLACER CLAIMS STAKED FOR AU IN 1965 AND ACTIVE THROUGH AT LEAST 1967.

Comment (Production): NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION.

Comment (Location): APPROXIMATE CENTER OF A BLOCK OF FIVE PLACER CLAIMS ON SOUTHERN KUPREANOF ISLAND STAKED FOR AU IN 1965 AND ACTIVE THROUGH 1967 (U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1984). LOCALITY 27 OF GRYBECK, BERG, AND KARL (1984), WHO ALSO SHOWS THE CLAIM OUTLINES.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Probably inactive


References

Reference (Deposit): Grybeck, D. J., Berg, H. C., and Karl, S. M., 1984, Map and description of the mineral deposits in the Petersburg and eastern Port Alexander quadrangles: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-837, 86 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1980, Claim map, Petersburg quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Map No. 117, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.


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