Gold Bottom Assn.

The Gold Bottom Assn. is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,001 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

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Site Name

Primary: Gold Bottom Assn.
Secondary: Corgan Prospect
Secondary: Goodluck Creek
Secondary: Lucky Gulch
Secondary: Lucky Creek
Secondary: Le Boyteau
Secondary: Drake Mining Co.
Secondary: Estorffe Bench Claims
Secondary: Jurich-Georgia Bench
Secondary: Livengood-Spraul-Small Strike
Secondary: Healy

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Estorffe, William
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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 (Production): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1946: 611 OZ AU, 60 OZ AG (USBM FILES) CHROMITE & CHROME SPINELS ARE FOUND ON LUCKY CREEK (TDM-1). CONCENTRATE FROM A PLACER ON GOODLUCK CREEK SHOWED A CONTENT OF 0.02 PERCENT EQUIV. URANIUM WHEN TESTED IN 1945; HOWEVER, LATER TESTS DID NOT DUPLICATE 1945 FINDINGS (C335). SCHEELITE, CASSITERITE AND RARE EARTH MINERALS FOUND IN GOODLUCK CREEK (OF 508) AS HAS CINNABAR (C335).

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-039

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-111

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-112

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-133

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-165

Reference (Deposit): B662j p. 268

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 39-40

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 49

Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 17

Reference (Deposit): C331 p. 11

Reference (Deposit): C335 pp. 2-3

Reference (Deposit): MF413

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 99

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