Uplift Mining Co.

The Uplift Mining Co. is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Uplift Mining Co.
Secondary: Niukluk River
Secondary: Alaska Placer Co.
Secondary: G & O Dredge
Secondary: Northern Lights Mining Co.
Secondary: Council Dredging Co.
Secondary: Northern Star Dredging Co.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Barron Collier Jr. And S. C. Miles
Company ID: 5000301
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Steve Pederson (Nugget Mining Co.)
Company ID: 5000301
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Production

Year: 1969
Description: 22 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1967
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1966
Description: 8,056 Yards Processed. 78 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1964
Description: 42 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1963
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1962
Description: 49 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 17 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1960
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 40 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 27 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1957
Description: 42 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 90 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1956
Description: 860 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1955
Description: 88 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1955
Description: 97,000 Yards Processed. 894 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1954
Description: 52 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1954
Description: 29,332 Yards Processed. 500 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 97 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 936 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1952
Description: 115 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1952
Description: 1019 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 185 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1951
Description: 1740 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1950
Description: 146 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1950
Description: 250,000 Yards Processed. 1367 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1949
Description: 278 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1949
Description: 250,000 Yards Processed. 2459 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1947
Description: 141 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 1341 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1946
Description: 107 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1946
Description: 1041 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1943
Description: 707 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 308 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 285 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1948
Description: 2609 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 3874 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1937
Description: 355 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1937
Description: 3061 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 43,575 Yards Processed. 373 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 120,000 Yards Processed. 388 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 111,100 Yards Processed. 266 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1969
Description: 35,000 Yards Processed. 222 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1967
Description: 30,000 Yards Processed. 358 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1966
Description: 8 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1964
Description: 33,704 Yards Processed. 410 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1963
Description: 21,000 Yards Processed. 353 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1962
Description: 70,519 Yards Processed. 473 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1961
Description: 13,788 Yards Processed. 169 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1957
Description: 148,000 Yards Processed. 418 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 227 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1936
Description: Production Reported 2100 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 (Deposit): PEDERSON DREDGE ACTIVELY MINING IN 1975 (CARNES, 1975). PRODUCTION 1935-1969: 76,748 OZ AU, 14,808 OZ AG (USBM AFOC FILES)

Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: NUGGET MINING COMPANY (STEVE ANDERSON) COUNCIL, ALASKA 99790

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-002

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-018

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-019

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-028

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-210

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-211

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-229

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 053-168

Reference (Deposit): SP4 pp. 25, 106

Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 236, 238-239, 263

Reference (Deposit): B345m pp. 217-219

Reference (Deposit): B714k pp. 232-233

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 52

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 53, 61

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 65, 71

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 69, 76

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 67-68, 75

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 63-64, 71

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 60, 68

Reference (Deposit): MF445

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 37

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 73

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