The Midnight Mountain Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,201 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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.8056, -164.51810
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Midnight Mountain Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Midnight Mountain Placer
Secondary: Golden 1-3
Secondary: Eyrie 1-3
Secondary: Gyr 1-3
Secondary: Falcon 1-9
Secondary: Tin Mountain
Secondary: Serpintine Hot Springs
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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: Diane Tweet
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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): 18 CLAIMS STAKED IN 1969 BY TWEET. ASSESSMENT WORK 1970 AND 1971 CONSISTING OF GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYING, SAMPLING, DIAMOND DRILLING, AND GEOPHYSICAL PROFILING. BEDROCK IS PRE-ORD. SLATE, SCHIST, AND SCHISTOSE LIMESTONE (INTRUDED BY MAFIC ROCKS) IN THRUST-FAULT CONTACT W/YOUNGER PALEOZOIC CARBONATE ROCKS; INTRUDED BY GRANITIC STOCK, WHICH HORNFELSED ROCKS; FOLLOWED BY EPISODE OF MOVEMENT ON HIGH ANGLE FAULTS. ALTERED ZONE, WITH ANOMALOUS AMOUNTS OF MANY METALS OCCURS ON MIDNIGHT MOUNTAIN. DEPOSIT POSSIBLY RESIDUAL PLACER.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-217
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