The Lightning Assoc.

The The Lightning Assoc. is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,050 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: The Lightning Assoc.
Secondary: The Edie M
Secondary: Short Pier
Secondary: Discovery #2
Secondary: Lower Portage Creek
Secondary: Treasure Myne 1-19
Secondary: The Big Chief
Secondary: The Triangle
Secondary: The Lake View
Secondary: Calida
Secondary: The Dodo
Secondary: Nile Temple
Secondary: William Moses
Secondary: Pier Zero
Secondary: Gh #1
Secondary: Gh #2
Secondary: Discovery #3

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: George Bailey
Info Year: 1980

Owner Name: Harold Going
Info Year: 1980

Owner Name: E. J. Craft
Info Year: 1980

Owner Name: Ben Willi
Info Year: 1980

Owner Name: Nelson, William D.
Info Year: 1980

Owner Name: Terry Walston
Info Year: 1980

Owner Name: Ben Wilson
Info Year: 1980

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

Not available

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-070

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-088

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-133

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-134

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-146

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-297

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 050-367

Reference (Deposit): MF391

Reference (Deposit): OF76-633 pp. 54-55

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