The Lurvey is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,900 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: 1,900 Feet (579 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 58.3017, -134.32920
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Lurvey MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lurvey
Secondary: Lurvey Placer MS 114, No Pat #
Secondary: Lurvey Placer MS 113, No Pat #
Secondary: William Nelson
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A001510 1881 discovered. 1889 some tunnelling done. 1898 acquired by Last Chance Hydraulic Mining Co 1899 tunnel driven to tap bottom of basin, 2 giants working, only a little gold recovered.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 112-079
Reference (Deposit): B287 pp. 79-80
Reference (Deposit): B1139 p. 138
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 p. 123
Reference (Deposit): MF435
Reference (Deposit): REDMAN NEWSPAPER 1987p.22
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