Nugget

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

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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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