Discovery 1

The Discovery 1 is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,506 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: 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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