The Pande Basin is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,499 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: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.0958, -135.07500
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Pande Basin MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pande Basin
Secondary: Glacier Lake Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Pande Basin Gold Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1977
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): 1 CLAIM STAKED & PATENTED UNDER MS 538 IN 1902. NO RECORD OF ACTIVITIES. SAME OWNERS IN 1977. OVERLIES CONTACT OF KELP BAY GROUP & A TRIASSIC PHYLLITE. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-137
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