The Pipe Dream is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,401 feet.
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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: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 58.8625, -136.86670
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Pipe Dream MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pipe Dream
Secondary: Martha Ann No. 1
Secondary: Mt. Parker Placer Nos. 1-5
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1974
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: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SAMPLING IN 1976 WAS OF PANNED FINES & TAILINGS.
Comment (Reference): RATAJ, 1976, NOTES FROM RECORDERS OFFICE (UNPB USBM NOTES)
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-065
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-066
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C242-C245
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