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Lost Surprise

The Lost Surprise is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 623 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

Name: Lost Surprise

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 623 Feet (190 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 65.7353, -164.91670

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Lost Surprise MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lost Surprise
Secondary: Connolly's Discovery
Secondary: No. 8 Above Johnson's Discovery
Secondary: Right of Way Claim
Secondary: Surprise
Secondary: Spot Fraction
Secondary: Carmel Bench
Secondary: Maurice Claim
Secondary: Mary Claim
Secondary: Nos. 9-12 Below Johnson's Disc.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Tweet, Harold
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: Maurice Kelliher
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1978

Production

Year: 1947
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
 Year: 1947
Description: 1,100 Yards Processed. 52 Troy Ounces Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1947
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): ASSESSMENT WORK TO 1974 ON ALL CLAIMS. HAROLD TWEET MAY BE LEASING. WORK WAS TRENCH SAMPLING, PROSPECTING, MINING, PUMPING, DITCHING ON AT LEAST SIXCLAIMS. PROD. TO 1965: 69,752 OZ AU, 7,049 OZ AG (USBM FILES). BEDROCK IS COMPLEXLY FAULTED PRE-ORD. METASEDIMENTARY AND MAFIC VOLCANIC OR INTRUSIVE ROCKS AND YOUNGER PALEOZOIC CARBONATES. MOST OF MAJOR GOLD DEPOSITS ARE RELATED TO ALTERED HIGH ANGLE OR THRUST FAULT ZONES WHICH CONTAIN CRUSHED QUARTZ VEINLETS OR FINE GRAINED SILICA WITH PYRITE.

References

Reference (Deposit): P2 pp. 62, 64

Reference (Deposit): B314l pp. 169-172, 176-178

Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 305-309, 315-320

Reference (Deposit): B345m pp. 228, 244

Reference (Deposit): B345n p. 266

Reference (Deposit): B358 p. 63

Reference (Deposit): TDM5R p. 22

Reference (Deposit): C265 pp. 4, 6

Reference (Deposit): OF377 p. 30

Reference (Deposit): MF417

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 44

Reference (Deposit): OF536 p. 2

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-011

Reference (Deposit): SP4 p. 69

Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 76-77

Reference (Deposit): THE MAPMAKERS p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B379p p. 296

Reference (Deposit): B442s pp. 364-365

Reference (Deposit): B480c p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B592u pp. 388, 394

Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 372

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 27-28

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B722f p. 181

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 9

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 27

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B792a pp. 22, 24

Reference (Deposit): B797a pp. 27, 30

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 47

Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 48-49

Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 48, 54

Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 45, 51

Reference (Deposit): B662q p. 452

Reference (Deposit): B712h p. 189

Reference (Deposit): B714k p. 233

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 51

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 53, 59

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 55, 62

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 63, 71

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 65-66, 76

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 64, 75

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 61

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 58, 68

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