The Bluestone River is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 49 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: 49 Feet (15 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.1306, -166.16670
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Bluestone River MRDS details
Site Name
                            
                            Primary: Bluestone River
                        
                    
                            Secondary: Gold Run
                        
                    
                            Secondary: Alder Creek
                        
                    
                            Secondary: Quartz Creek
                        
                
Commodity
                                        
                Primary: Gold
                
                            
                Tertiary: Mercury
                
                        
Location
                                                State: Alaska 
                                            
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
 
                   
                                    
                        Type: Unknown
                    
                                    
                        Type: Located Claim
                    
                            
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
                        			
                Year: 1917
                Description: 76   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1922
                Description: 200 Yards Processed.           15   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1958
                Description: 1   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1949
                Description: 5   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1948
                Description: 8   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1917
                Description: 8   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1915
                Description: 534   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1947
                Description: 37   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1947
                Description: 301   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1946
                Description: 71   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1945
                Description: 127   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1943
                Description: 96   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1942
                Description: 42   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1941
                Description: 611   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1924
                Description: 10   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1958
                Description: 520 Yards Processed.            8   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1949
                Description: 44   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1948
                Description: 15,000 Yards Processed.           80   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1923
                Description: 210 Yards Processed.           12   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1946
                Description: 40,000 Yards Processed.          723   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1945
                Description: 13   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1943
                Description: 9   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1942
                Description: 446   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1926
                Description: 2   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1921
                Description: 500 Yards Processed.           48   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
            			
                Year: 1918
                Description: 1   Troy Ounces   Silver
            
            			
                Year: 1918
                Description: 11   Troy Ounces   Gold
            
                    
Deposit
                            Record Type: Site
                Operation Category: Past Producer
                Operation Type: Placer
                Mining Method: Unknown
                Year First Production: 1915
                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 (Deposit): REF. POINT LOCATION IS AT CONFLUENCE OF BLUESTONE R. & IRON CREEK. MOST PRODUCTION HAS BEEN FROM GOLD RUN AND ALDER CR. PRODUCTION APPROX $100,000 PRIOR TO 1906. MINOR PRODUCTION 1907-1934. DREDGE ON GOLD RUN IN 1935 - BARTHOLOMAE OIL CO. SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTION 1935-1940. LITTLE PROD. POST 1940. GOLD RUN PROD. 17,303 OZ AU, 2,074 OZ AG 1907-1966. BLUESTONE R. PROD. 491 OZ AU, 55 OZ AG 1907-1949. ALDER CR. PROD. 119 OZ AU, 17 OZ AG 1906-1947. QUARTZ CREEK PRODUCED 80 OZ AU, 8 OZ AG 1906-1968. USGS CRIB M045404 USGS CRIB A003617 USGS CRIB A003643 USGS CRIB A003673 USGS CRIB M045403
References
                
                                        Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-002 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-006 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-009 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-061 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-119 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-121 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-122 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B225                 p. 54 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B662q                p. 455 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B712h                p. 189 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B783a                p. 17 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B797a                p. 27 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B810a                p. 36 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B263                 p. 209 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B284n                p. 139 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B328                 pp. 273, 275-279 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B345m                p. 229 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B379p                pp. 298-299 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B844A                p. 50 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B857A                p. 47 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B864A                p. 52 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B868A                p. 54 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B880A                pp. 56-57, 62 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B933A                pp. 63, 68 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B897A                pp. 64, 71 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B910A                pp. 71, 77 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B917A                p. 69 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B926A                pp. 65, 71 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B813a                pp. 42-43 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B824a                p. 48 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): B836a                p. 49 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): TDM5R                pp. 43-44 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): OF377 
                                                                
            
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