The Right Fork Bluestone River is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 361 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 361 Feet (110 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 65.1, -166.32360
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Right Fork Bluestone River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Right Fork Bluestone River
Secondary: Eagle Creek Igloo Cr.
Secondary: Bering Creek
Secondary: Winner Creek
Secondary: Windy Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bill Beltz
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Orville Dickman
Info Year: 1981
Production
Year: 1968
Description: 5,800 Yards Processed. 155 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1959
Description: 2 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1953
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1930
Description: 20 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 5 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 42 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 61 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1924
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1923
Description: 81 Yards Processed. 16 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 46,000 Yards Processed. 619 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 6 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 200 Yards Processed. 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 100,000 Yards Processed. 1474 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1959
Description: 3,000 Yards Processed. 14 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1953
Description: 28 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1929
Description: 64 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1927
Description: 51 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 12 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1968
Description: 20 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1961
Description: 2,000 Yards Processed. 1 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1960
Description: 2,570 Yards Processed. 52 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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): REF. POINT LOCATION IS AT CONFLUENCE OF RIGHT FORK AND WINDY CREEK. ACTIVE CLAIMS ON EAGLE CREEK AND BERING CREEK. PRODUCTION MOSTLY FROM WINDY CREEK AND BERING CREEK PRIOR TO 1931. EAGLE CR. PRODUCED 1,791 OZ AU & 205 OZ AG 1941-1946. USGS CRIB A003651 USGS CRIB A003686 USGS CRIB A003685
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-032
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-060
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-088
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-120
Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 54
Reference (Deposit): B328 pp. 273, 280-281
Reference (Deposit): B379p p. 299
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 17
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 27
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 36
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 47
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 49
Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 50
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