The Bird Point is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Bird Point MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bird Point
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1911
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TEST SHIPMENT OF 4200 LBS YIELDED 2.5 OZ./TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): DEPOSIT NUMBER IS THE MAP LOCATION NUMBER FROM MF-880A. VEIN OUT CROP IS BELOW HIGH TIDE LEVEL LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS AS WELL AS COUNTRY ROCK AND NEARBY DIKES CARRY GOLD
Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT WITH CRIBBING BUILT AROUND IT TO PREVENT TIDE FROM FLOODING.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 642, P.191-192
Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 2
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P.38
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