Gold Bench

The Gold Bench is a tungsten, tin, mercury, lead, gold, and copper 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: Gold Bench

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Tin
Primary: Mercury
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska

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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

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

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Cassiterite

Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): COBB, EDWARD C., 1975, TUNGSTEN OCCURRENCES IN ALASKA, USGS MAP, MR-66.

Reference (Deposit): WHITE, M. G., 1952, RADIOACTIVITY OF SELECTED ROCKS AND PLACER CONCENTRATES FROM NORTHEASTERN ALASKA: USGS CIRC. 195, 12 P.

Reference (Deposit): COBB, EDWARD H., 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE BETTLES QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MR-387.

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