The Ora Group is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 49 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: 49 Feet (15 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 57.6208, -136.10970
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Ora Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ora Group
Secondary: Cranberry ?
Secondary: Baney
Secondary: Oro Group
Secondary: Patricia Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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
Not available
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): 6 CLAIMS BEFORE 1931. RESTAKED 1938 & 1948. ACTIVE THROUGH 1958. INACTIVE 1976. LARGE NUMBER OF PROSPECT CUTS, PITS & TRENCHES; 22 FT SHAFT NOW FLOODED(1938). COMPOSED OF AURIFEROUS QTZ VEINS ALONG SMALL FAULT IN SITKA GRAYWACKE. BEST VALUES 1/2 OZ/TON AU. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 & 4 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP.
Comment (Reference): NELSON, 1931, 1P.(AJ REPORT-SEE BACK-UP FILE)
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-022
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-066
Reference (Deposit): B929 pp. 120-121
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 470703 p. 7
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 138-139
Reference (Deposit): MF467
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