Right Fork Bluestone River

The Right Fork Bluestone River is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 361 feet.

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Mine Info

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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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