The Nugget is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,739 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: 1,739 Feet (530 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.9789, -147.95500
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Nugget MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nugget
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: Sharon L. Francis
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: F. S. Pettyjohn
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Stephen Roe
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1911
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Workings): USGS CRIB A002885 USGS CRIB A002971 Workings include an accessible 48.8 m.-long adit at the 530 m. elevation, a shallow shaft at the 548.6 m. elevation, and trenching.
References
Reference (Deposit): I273 # 99
Reference (Deposit): MF880A # 155
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-136).
Reference (Deposit): B662h p. 189
Reference (Deposit): B622i p. 135
Reference (Deposit): B642g p. 142
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-219
Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B592j pp. 220-222, plate 9 No. 5
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