The Discovery 1 is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,506 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: 1,506 Feet (459 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.5419, -150.97500
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Discovery 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Discovery 1
Secondary: Friday Creek
Secondary: Alder 1-7
Secondary: Lucky Friday 1-4
Secondary: Broken Bow 1-2
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: Henry F. Kroll And Jim Fuksa
Company ID: 5001243
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Northwest Exploration, Inc.
Company ID: 5001243
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Louise H. Gallop
Company ID: 5001243
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Owner Name: Kantishna Mining Co.
Company ID: 5001243
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1983
Owner Name: Fuksa, Samuel
Company ID: 5001243
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1977
Production
Year: 1960
Description: 6,520 Yards Processed. 61 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 600 Yards Processed. 600 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1922
Description: 500 Yards Processed. 21 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 43 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
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
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: JIM FUKSA P.O.BOX 60254 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99701
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-007
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-080
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-103
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-115
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-119
Reference (Deposit): B314b p. 30
Reference (Deposit): B314o p. 217
Reference (Deposit): P70 pp. 178-180
Reference (Deposit): B649 p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B662k pp. 304-305
Reference (Deposit): B687 pp. 87-88
Reference (Deposit): B755c pp. 141-142
Reference (Deposit): B792c p. 106
Reference (Deposit): B1108A p. 27
Reference (Deposit): MF366
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 85
Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 p. 54
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1983
Reference (Deposit): BMOF129-84 pp. 73,75-76,78-79
Reference (Deposit): BMOF1-86 pp. 5,9,35,46
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