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Marinovich

The Marinovich is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 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

Name: Marinovich

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 98 Feet (30 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 57.6847, -136.10420

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Marinovich MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Marinovich
Secondary: Sunday Queen
Secondary: Bear In All Group
Secondary: Hirst Chichagof
Secondary: Gold Bug
Secondary: Tillson
Secondary: Bear Extension
Secondary: Lena
Secondary: Fries
Secondary: Shaffer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead

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: Located Claim
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: State Of Alaska
Percent: 7.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: B. M. Behrends Bank
Percent: 93.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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 A003111 USGS CRIB A003127 USGS CRIB A003152

Comment (Reference): HUMPHREY, 1936, 7 P.(SEE BACK-UP FILE)

References

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 141-142

Reference (Deposit): P610 p. 20

Reference (Deposit): MF467

Reference (Deposit): P792 p. 91, plates 1, 4

Reference (Deposit): MR114-1 p. 3

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 p. 17

Reference (Deposit): SR33 p. 12

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 60

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B692e pp. 116-119

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-007

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-013

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-057

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-068

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-069

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-070

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-071

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 114-073

Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 61

Reference (Deposit): B379d p. 73

Reference (Deposit): B504 p. 25

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 9

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 37

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B783b p. 41

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 10

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 10

Reference (Deposit): B800 pp. 317, 343-344, 372

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 12

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 15

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 14-15

Reference (Deposit): B857A pp. 14-15

Reference (Deposit): B864A pp. 14-15

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 15

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 360629 pp. 3-4

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 16, 72

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 20

Reference (Deposit): B926A pp. 18-19

Reference (Deposit): B929 p. 134

Reference (Deposit): B929 p. 133

Reference (Deposit): B929 pp. 101-118

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 18

Reference (Deposit): IR HMF 500524 p. 21

Reference (Deposit): B1024B p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B1058E p. 143

Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1966a pp. 54, 61

Reference (Deposit): IR HHT 24 p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B773a pp. 11, 15

Reference (Deposit): B773d pp. 124-125

Reference (Deposit): MR195-10 p. 199

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 7

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