The Alaska is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,700 feet.
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
Elevation: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.18111, -121.04333
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Alaska MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alaska
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
District: Grass Valley
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1878
Year: 1877
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PATENTED 8.28 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH BEN FRANKLIN, BULLION MINES.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 8 - 36 IN. THICK
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, 586 FT. DRIFT ON 140 FT. LEVEL, OTHER DRIFTS ON 220 , 275 , 340 FT. LEVELS.
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1941 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA COUNTY: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 37 , NO. 3 , PL. 3 , P. 380 - 381
Reference (Production): LOGAN 1941
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