The Daykoo Harbor is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 459 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: 459 Feet (140 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 54.6944, -132.72780
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Daykoo Harbor MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Daykoo Harbor
Secondary: Elk
Secondary: Virginia
Secondary: Little Daykoo
Secondary: Golden Chariot
Secondary: Delaware
Secondary: Elks Pup
Secondary: New York
Secondary: Mcleod Bay
Secondary: West Virginia
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Ashley Canfield And Others
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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): DISC. 1900. INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVE THRU 1944. RESTAKED 1967 & REMAINS ACTIVE TO PRESENT. 200FT, 265FT AND 1 SMALL ADITS; 2 SHAFTS <20FT; OPEN CUTS COMPOSED OF STRATFORM AURIFEROUS QTZ VEINS IN SCHIST. MINOR ORE OCCURS AS AURIFEROUS SULFIDES DISSEM. IN SCHIST SULFIDES ARE CHALCOPYRITE, GALENA AND PYRITE. VEINS PINCH & SWELL LATERALLY & VERTICALLY MAKING MINING OF RICHER ORE DIFFICULT.
Comment (Reference): AJ REPORT, 1944, 6 P (BACK-UP FILE)
References
Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 62
Reference (Deposit): B347 p. 181
Reference (Deposit): B662c pp. 70-71
Reference (Deposit): B714a p. 18
Reference (Deposit): MR121-1
Reference (Deposit): IR HGW 37c pp. 3-4
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380523 p. 2
Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 4403
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 176
Reference (Deposit): SR1 pp. 31-32
Reference (Deposit): MF434
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-75
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 14
Reference (Deposit): B259d p. 67
Reference (Deposit): B284e p. 43
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-042
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-075
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