The Minnie is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,100 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: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 61.2019, -146.62030
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Minnie MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minnie
Secondary: Minnie Lode
Secondary: Edward A. Held
Secondary: Bald Mountain Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Edward A. Held
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1911
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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 (Ownership): BALD MOUNTAIN GROUP ACTIVE CA. 1914. MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN OVER BY VALDEZ GOLD CO. (KX 86-61). SEE MAS NO. 0020860022. MINNIE CLAIM STAKED 1911, 1926 (KX 86-65). NO PRODUCTION RECORDS AVAILABLE. USGS CRIB A003720 USGS CRIB A003802 M.S. 1532 Workings consist of two adits: 1.-lower adiit - 28.3 m.-long 2.-upper adit - 7.0 m.-long
References
Reference (Deposit): B662h p. 192
Reference (Deposit): B692g p. 151
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 66, 68
Reference (Deposit): MF438
Reference (Deposit): B1139 363pp.
Reference (Deposit): MR32
Reference (Deposit): B622i p. 192
Reference (Deposit): OF79-1241 167pp
Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73
Reference (Deposit): OF80-892B
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218pp., (locality V-59)
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-061
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-065
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B592k p. 238
Reference (Deposit): B622j pp. 179-180, 183
Reference (Deposit): B642g p. 144-145
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