Gold Nuggett

The Gold Nuggett is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 574 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: Gold Nuggett

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation: 574 Feet (175 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 59.4097, -136.23750

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Gold Nuggett MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Nuggett
Secondary: Blue Grouse
Secondary: Porky
Secondary: Porcupine Creek
Secondary: Cranston MS 572, Pat# 38567
Secondary: Discovery MS 574, Pat# 38846
Secondary: Hackley MS 571, Pat# 47215
Secondary: Smith Creek
Secondary: Black Bear
Secondary: W.E. Placer
Secondary: Mix MS 636, Pat# 45853
Secondary: Fenley MS 636, Pat# 45853
Secondary: Wiley MS 636, Pat# 45853
Secondary: Legal Tender MS 636, Pat# 45853
Secondary: Jenks Fraction MS 636, Pat# 45853
Secondary: Last Chance MS 639, No Pat#
Secondary: Lucky Joe MS 897, Pat# 389358
Secondary: Placer Beach
Secondary: No. 1 Above Discovery
Secondary: Standardms1541,Pat#1042125,Blm7083
Secondary: J.A.B.
Secondary: Fall
Secondary: Placer Hope
Secondary: Todd
Secondary: McKinley
Secondary: Sunshine
Secondary: Discovery P Claimms574,Pat#38846

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Eich, Adolph
Percent: 2.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: D. Peterson And B. Davison
Percent: 39.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Lon Philpott
Percent: 5.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: J. Bonkowski And A. Jurgeleit
Percent: 12.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: C., V. And R. Beard
Percent: 2.00
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: State Of Alaska
Percent: 20.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: F. Emerson, K. And W. Westfall
Percent: 20.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Production

Year: 1956
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1947
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 15 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 38 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1929
Description: 180 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 62 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 293 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 10 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 45 Yards Processed. 4 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 98 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 1427 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 75,000 Yards Processed. 2496 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 7,000 Yards Processed. 27 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1956
Description: 1,100 Yards Processed. 33 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

Not available

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-005

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-026

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-030

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-031

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-032

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-033

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-034

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-036

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-037

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-038

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-041A

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-044

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-056

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-058

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-059

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-075

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-082

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-087

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-099

Reference (Deposit): AR21b p. 375

Reference (Deposit): B213 p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B225 pp. 60-63

Reference (Deposit): B236 pp. 12, 19-24, 28-29, 31

Reference (Deposit): B259b p. 31

Reference (Deposit): B259d pp. 51-52

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-060

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-064

Reference (Deposit): GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1993, P. 35.

Reference (Deposit): B263 pp. 29, 41, 207

Reference (Deposit): B284e p. 45

Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 64

Reference (Deposit): B345c p. 37

Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 27

Reference (Deposit): BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,

Reference (Deposit): AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSRTY 1993. AK DIV.

Reference (Deposit): OF406 p. 6

Reference (Deposit): MF424

Reference (Deposit): B379b p. 51

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 57

Reference (Deposit): B1374

Reference (Deposit): P832 p. 21

Reference (Deposit): OF81-122

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-2

Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B480c p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 36

Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 59

Reference (Deposit): B662e pp. 93, 98-100

Reference (Deposit): B699 pp. 19, 22-25

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 25

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 21

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 23

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 27

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 40

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 22

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