The Pinnell River Gossan is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 755 feet.
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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: 755 Feet (230 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.8558, -163.06250
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Pinnell River Gossan MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pinnell River Gossan
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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 (Deposit): A SMALL GOSSAN 1 MI. EAST OF OLD GLORY GOSSAN. ROCK UNDER GOSSAN IS MARBLE PARTLY REPLACED BY ISOLATED GRAINS AND QUARTZ AND FUCHSITE. CARBONATE LARGELY DOLOMITE. GOSSAN CONTAINS COPPER, LEAD, ZINC, CHROMIUM AND GOLD.
References
Reference (Deposit): GR23 p. 7
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