The Kenai River is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 492 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: 492 Feet (150 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.4861, -149.99970
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Kenai River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kenai River
Secondary: Katy Assn.
Secondary: Baker-Lowell Assn.
Secondary: Patsy Lee No. 1
Secondary: Betty 1-2
Secondary: Cottonwood No. 1
Secondary: The Only Hope
Secondary: Three Trays
Secondary: Jack of Diamonds
Secondary: Hubbard & Mitchell
Secondary: Vindicator 3-4
Secondary: Sunshine
Secondary: No. 1 Above
Secondary: Moose Meadow
Secondary: The Garden
Secondary: Rec No. 1
Secondary: Vindicator No. 2
Secondary: Vindicator
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1926
Description: 37 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1926
Description: 182 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1948
Description: 3 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1926
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 (Location): USGS CRIB A002910 POINT IS CONFLUENCE OF KENAI AND RUSSIAN RIVERS. CLAIMS L OCATED UP TO 7 MILES EAST OF POINT LOCATION.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-355
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-462
Reference (Deposit): AR20d pp. 320-321
Reference (Deposit): B277a pp. 43-44
Reference (Deposit): B520i pp. 141, 160-165
Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 44
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 63
Reference (Deposit): B587 pp. 181-183, 185, 187, 197-199
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 55
Reference (Deposit): B692i p. 176
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-001
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-002
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-015
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-018
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-029
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-044
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-101
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-280
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-281
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-284
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-296
Reference (Deposit): B849I p. 521
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 37
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality P-87)
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