The Alpha is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 400 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: 400 Feet (122 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 55.1536, -132.06080
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Alpha MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alpha
Secondary: Golden Fleece
Secondary: Juanita
Secondary: Pony
Secondary: Michigan
Secondary: Dolomi Area
Secondary: James Lake Area
Secondary: Amazon
Secondary: Sarah Raven
Secondary: Sarah and Raven
Secondary: Dolomi Mining Co.
Secondary: Territory of Alaska
Secondary: Georgia Pacific Corp.
Secondary: Norman Manning Co.
Secondary: Annette Timber Corp.
Secondary: Jumbo
Secondary: Wellfleet
Secondary: Welcome
Secondary: John Creek
Secondary: Beauty
Secondary: Salmon
Secondary: Cook
Secondary: Standby
Secondary: Horse
Secondary: Chicago Kid
Secondary: New Era
Secondary: Moonshine-Dolomi
Secondary: Fortune
Secondary: Princeton Mining and Milling Co.
Secondary: J. Clark Sproat
Secondary: Matilda
Secondary: Mrs. Amy Thompson
Secondary: May E. Reeves
Secondary: Copper Lake
Secondary: Golden Fleece Quartz
Secondary: Golden Fleece Mng. Co.
Secondary: Beulah
Secondary: Home
Secondary: Home Claim
Secondary: Sarah Claim
Secondary: Welfleet
Secondary: Triangle
Secondary: Beauty Nos. 1-2
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: 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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A000723 USGS CRIB A000832 USGS CRIB A000885 USGS CRIB A000900 USGS CRIB A000912 USGS CRIB A000913 USGS CRIB A000722 USGS CRIB A000728 USGS CRIB A000746 USGS CRIB A000750 USGS CRIB A000778 USGS CRIB A000811 USGS CRIB A000842 USGS CRIB A000848 USGS CRIB A000875 USGS CRIB A000878 USGS CRIB A000805
References
Reference (Deposit): B347 pp. 174-176
Reference (Deposit): B379d p. 73
Reference (Deposit): B592e p. 81
Reference (Deposit): B642d p. 81
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 23
Reference (Deposit): B1139 pp. 65-70, 72, 75-83
Reference (Deposit): B1108B p. 35
Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1966a pp. 54, 61
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 174
Reference (Deposit): GR27 pp. 11, 13-14
Reference (Deposit): SR1 p. 26
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28
Reference (Deposit): MF433
Reference (Deposit): OF78-869 pp. 8-36, 68-75, 93-103, 130-140, 181
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-173
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-174
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-175
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-176
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-177
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-178
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-180
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-181
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-207
Reference (Deposit): P1 pp. 77, 80-82
Reference (Deposit): B259d pp. 64-66
Reference (Deposit): B284e p. 43
Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 62
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-172
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