The Twelve Mile Cr S Fork is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 67.1814, -150.34310
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Twelve Mile Cr S Fork MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Twelve Mile Cr S Fork
Secondary: Twelvemile Creek
Secondary: Good Hope Assn.
Secondary: Sandra Lee
Secondary: Dodie's Dream Association
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Walter And Dorris Kopp
Info Year: 1981
Production
Year: 1942
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 52 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 19 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 147 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 48 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 2,100 Yards Processed. 53 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): REF. POINT IS LOCATED AT CONFLUENCE OF TWELVEMILE CREEK AND MIDDLE FORK KOYUKUK RIVER. PROSPECTS OCCUR ON TWELVEMILE CR. 162 OZ AU, 14 OZ AG PRODUCED AS OF 1938.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-023
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-024
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-013
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-027
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-028
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-085
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 030-245
Reference (Deposit): AR21d p. 485
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 46
Reference (Deposit): MR194-7 pp. 105-110
Reference (Deposit): P20 p. 102
Reference (Deposit): B442q p. 292
Reference (Deposit): B532 p. 69
Reference (Deposit): B532 pp. 69, 85
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