The Soo is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,499 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: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.0361, -147.54440
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Soo MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Soo
Secondary: La Rose
Secondary: Waverly
Secondary: Waterbury
Secondary: Carnation
Secondary: Reliance
Secondary: Wild Rose
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Jean Kennedy And Edwin F. Stevens
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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 (Production): OVER 12,000 TONS ORE MINED INTERMITTENTLY 1912-1936. (USBM) PROPERTY OUTPUT $75,000-100,000 1912-1914; $65,000 1925- 1931 (B 849-B, P. 78). M.S. 816 ISSUED 1915 ON SIX CLAIMS - PAT. #485337.
References
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 15
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 17
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 20
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 19
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 19
Reference (Deposit): B849B pp. 62, 65, 68-70, 74, 77-80
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 18
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 20
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 20
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 21
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-145
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-147
Reference (Deposit): B480c p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 22
Reference (Deposit): TDM1 p. 10
Reference (Deposit): TDM2 p. 9
Reference (Deposit): RI4173 p. 38
Reference (Deposit): OF42 pp. 12, 14, 24, 41
Reference (Deposit): GC11 p. 5
Reference (Deposit): P625D p. 13
Reference (Deposit): MF413
Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 32
Reference (Deposit): B525b pp. 190-194
Reference (Deposit): B542i pp. 176-180
Reference (Deposit): B592q pp. 343-345
Reference (Deposit): B622l p. 236
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 60
Reference (Deposit): B649 pp. 17-19, 31
Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 24, 53
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 13
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