Nabesna Mine

The Nabesna Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,199 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: Nabesna Mine
Secondary: White Mountain
Secondary: Moonshine
Secondary: Sunshine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Chisana

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
Type: Patented

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Ptarmigan Mining Co.
Percent: 75.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Alford, Yvonne M.
Percent: 25.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1931
Discovery Year: 1924
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: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): M.S. 1591 ISSUED 1935 ON 330.57 ACRES; PAT #1079922. PROD. 1931-1940: $1,869,396 FROM 15,801 FT. OF WORKINGS. VEIN-TYPE DEPOSITS IN VICINITY OF CONTACT METASOMATIC AND REPLACEMENT-TYPE MINERALIZATION IN NABESNA LST (B933-B).

References

Reference (Deposit): B824a pp. 22-23

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B622k p. 224

Reference (Deposit): B630 pp. 90, 118

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 078-026

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 078-027

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 078-059

Reference (Deposit): B379j pp. 176-177

Reference (Deposit): B417 p. 58

Reference (Deposit): B480d p. 65

Reference (Deposit): B844C pp. 159-162

Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 18-19

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 21

Reference (Deposit): B868A pp. 21, 66

Reference (Deposit): B868C pp. 141-142

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 21-22, 70, 72

Reference (Deposit): B880B pp. 103-104

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 23-24, 80

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 25-26, 85

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 24, 87

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 23-24, 80

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 24, 76-77

Reference (Deposit): B933B

Reference (Deposit): B933Ba p. 168

Reference (Deposit): B943B pp. 45-46

Reference (Deposit): IC7379 p. 30

Reference (Deposit): OF51 p. 108

Reference (Deposit): C248 p. 7

Reference (Deposit): B989D pp. 66, 189-190, 201-203

Reference (Deposit): C348 pp. 3-4

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 205, 208-209

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 30

Reference (Deposit): MF422

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 64

Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 83, No. 146

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-48

Reference (Deposit): SR33 p. 11

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 21

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